Vice President of Applied Research for Village Farms International

 

Topic: Investing in Control Environment Agriculture Tecnologies

 

 

Paul Selina is Vice President of Applied Research for Village Farms International, one of the largest vertically integrated publically traded food companies focused on the production of highly sustainable soil-less greenhouse grown fruits and vegetables in North America

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 Paul brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the ICCEA 2015 conference; he has spent his entire working life in the greenhouse industry, starting in England where he earned a degree in Agricultural Science from the University of Nottingham. His career has taken him to Florida, Mexico, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas working in a wide range of climates and across a vast sector of greenhouse technologies.  He has an intimate working knowledge not only of the engineering and systems that go into successful greenhouse operations, but also brings an acute understanding of climate and crop management techniques that are key in creating efficiencies in production.