As a partner of the German Pavilion consortium, SSI Schaefer presents a vertical farming solution in the City of the Future area of Campus Germany, developed in collaboration with Infarm, the world's fastest growing vertical farming company. With its data-driven, modular farming units, where herbs and vegetables are grown in perfect conditions with 95% less water and land and no chemical pesticides compared to conventional farming, Infarm is building a global network of farms to grow and distribute fresh food close to urban centers. Infarm's vertical farming network already consists of over 1,400 farms in more than 50 cities worldwide.

Steffen Bersch, CEO of the SSI Schaefer Group: "According to United Nations forecasts, around 80% of the world's population will live in cities by 2030. Together with the expected population growth and the increasing demand for food, it will be crucial to make the supply of the cities of the future inclusive, safe and, above all, efficient and resource-saving. With the Vertical Farming solution, which we are presenting in the Future City Lab of the German Pavilion at the Expo together with Infarm, arable farming can be carried out up to 400 times more efficiently in terms of cultivated area than in the conventional way. The SSI Schaefer Group is thus consistently implementing its value proposition of driving forward the sustainability of its customers globally with future-proof solutions."

Expo 2020 Dubai, the start of which has been postponed by one year due to the coronavirus pandemic, will take place from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 under the motto "Connecting minds, shaping the future". The World Expo site is located just a 15-minute drive from the SSI Schaefer branch in the Dubai Logistics City area, a hub for intralogistics solutions in the Middle East and Africa. Within the German Pavilion, SSI Schaefer is the only member of the intralogistics industry.

The German Pavilion, commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, is presenting itself at the Expo/World Expo in the field of sustainability. The exhibits are grouped into the thematic areas of energy, the city of the future and biodiversity. The aim of Campus Germany is to communicate solutions for a more sustainable future to visitors in a vivid way with many interactive elements.