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Lettuce grown in indoor vertical farming system. Vertical farming is the practice of growing crops in vertically and horizontally stacked layers. [1] It often incorporates controlled-environment agriculture, which aims to optimize plant growth, and soilless farming techniques such as hydroponics, aquaponics, and aeroponics. [1]
Controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) -- which includes indoor agriculture (IA) and vertical farming—is a technology-based approach toward food production. The aim of CEA is to provide protection from the outdoor elements and maintain optimal growing conditions throughout the development of the crop.
A vertical farm has been showcased at Cop28 by a UK firm to help farmers in the Middle East grow crops and reduce water usage. The “gigafarm”, launched by the ReFarm group of companies working ...
As space in urban areas grows more limited, vertical farming is a growing trend to grow crops in smaller places, even indoors. Campbell Vaughn: Vertical farming is a growing trend for growing ...
In 2015, AeroFarms started a growing space in a 30,000 square-foot former paintball and laser tag arena in Newark, New Jersey. [4] In September 2016, the AeroFarms Global Headquarters opened in a 70,000 square-foot facility in Newark, which is the largest indoor vertical farm in the world based on annual growing capacity. [5]
These automated growing systems are relatively foolproof, with pre-planted “seed pods,” auto-timed lights, even smartphone apps. High-tech growing systems bring joy of gardening indoors Skip ...