The next, overdue revolution in agriculture is on its way! Less dependence on nature! No sunlight and soil, please! When is a vertical farm coming to a place near you?
Unfortunately, the article does not list but four countries!
"In 2016, a new farm in Japan made headlines. It wasn’t your average farm — instead of using soil, it used a hydroponic system, and instead of using sunlight, it used artificial LEDs. But the farm could grow 12,000 heads of lettuce per day, close to urban areas where the product is in high demand.
This isn’t an isolated example. Just one year later, another lettuce vertical farm was established in Iceland, producing a variety of greens that it sells to restaurants and retailers, without using any sunlight whatsoever. ...
All over the world, we’re seeing examples of vertical farming projects, and while significant challenges still exist, the appeal of the technology is hard to ignore. ...
There are several different ways to do indoor farming, but the most common approach is to use hydroponic systems. ...
it allows for year-round production ... and can be done in smaller places, it’s excellently suited for urban (or near-urban) growing. This reduces the costs and environmental problems associated with transportation. ...
More recently, a farm in Kyoto developed by a company called Spread became a record-breaking facility that also introduced bees to pollinate its strawberries, achieving stable pollination under LED conditions ...
Singapore is also betting on vertical farms with one farm established in 2022 producing 500 tonnes of greens each year, in addition to its previous projects. Being able to grow food directly in urban areas means you can bring it to consumers quickly and inexpensively. ...
It’s estimated there are more than 2,000 vertical farms in the US, and the market is expected to grow $4.21 billion in 2021 to $5.04 billion in 2022. ..."
All over the world, we’re seeing examples of vertical farming projects, and while significant challenges still exist, the appeal of the technology is hard to ignore. ...
There are several different ways to do indoor farming, but the most common approach is to use hydroponic systems. ...
it allows for year-round production ... and can be done in smaller places, it’s excellently suited for urban (or near-urban) growing. This reduces the costs and environmental problems associated with transportation. ...
More recently, a farm in Kyoto developed by a company called Spread became a record-breaking facility that also introduced bees to pollinate its strawberries, achieving stable pollination under LED conditions ...
Singapore is also betting on vertical farms with one farm established in 2022 producing 500 tonnes of greens each year, in addition to its previous projects. Being able to grow food directly in urban areas means you can bring it to consumers quickly and inexpensively. ...
It’s estimated there are more than 2,000 vertical farms in the US, and the market is expected to grow $4.21 billion in 2021 to $5.04 billion in 2022. ..."
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