Vertical Farming.
Published on by Vishakha Rajput, Previous COO The Water Network at AquaSPE AG in Technology
Vertical farming is a concept which argues that it is economically and environmentally viable to cultivate plant or animal life within skyscrapers, or on vertically inclined surfaces. Here is a video mentioning the advantages of the vertical farming http://bit.ly/L21Ryw. But vertical farming is receiving criticism at economic points. Would like to know the views of group members about this concept.
Taxonomy
- Agriculture
- Vertical Farming
- Agriculture
- Agricultural
- Agriculture & Forestry
- Crop Farming
- Agricultural Research
- Agriculture
- Crops
2 Answers
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poor designs involving more costs and needs some basic research in planting media, irrigation system, as well as easy maintenance
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Vertical farming is catching the attention from people but we all know that urban land is far more expensive that farm land, and the cost of creating such a concept and powering up a farmscraper for lights, controlling ambient temperatures and the like, will not be a cheap exercise. So just how much will this produce cost the consumer? It sounds as if it would cost them far more than what they could expect to pay for conventionally grown food. I even think that the green house effect will be another criteria, the amount of pollution created will be much higher than that from field produce.