Vertical farming: Growing food in the air and the role of big data

Vertical Farming - AeroFarms is a pioneer of aeroponic farming with an ambition to set up vertical farms in towns and cities across the world - image courtesy of AeroFarms.

The world’s food chain faces a growing crisis from climate change, population growth and the contamination of water and soil via intensive farming.

With insect populations, so vital to plant propagation and fertilisation, also under threat, the planet is heading for a crisis, one that cannot be solved by simply tweaking the existing, creaking system of agriculture. A new type of agriculture – vertical farming – has been developed that offers hope, and food, for the future. And…

Vertical farming: Growing food in the air and the role of big data

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