Scholars believe vertical farming, the practice of growing crops in stacked pots in vacant spaces, could be well suited to degrowth values.
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Vertical farming - growing plants without soil in huge controlled environments - has huge potential to support traditional agriculture but won’t ever replace it.
Digital twin technology is a huge boon for indoor farming and may hold the key to addressing rising global food scarcity.
Urban farms can work in developing countries if farmers and architects are aware of conditions that favour food production in built spaces.
Indoor plant factories have high energy costs since LEDs replace the sunlight outdoor plants get for free. Scientists found a way to dial back how much light is needed by breaking it into tiny bursts.
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Vertical farms have the potential to feed many on the African continent.
Urban consumers in Africa are rapidly growing and they are demanding high quality, pesticide free food.
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Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Associate professor of marketing, EM Lyon Business School
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Professor of Horticultural Sciences and Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Florida
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Senior lecturer in Sustainable and Climate Responsive Architecture, University of Pretoria
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Assistant Professor, Computer Science, McMaster University
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Professor and Head of Department, Architecture, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Climate Design & Sustainability, Delft University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer, Environment and Sustainability, University of Surrey
