This company wants to build a giant indoor farm next to every major city in the world - Vox

Vertical farming may finally be growing up.

Climate This company wants to build a giant indoor farm next to every major city in the world Vertical farming may finally be growing up. by David Roberts Updated Apr 11, 2018, 12:44 PM UTC Plenty ... of varieties. Plenty For as long as I can remember, people have been hyping vertical farming - growing crops indoors, using vertical space to intensify production. Its virtues, relative to conventional agriculture, have long been clear. Indoors, the climate can be controlled year-round. Pests can be minimized, and with them pesticides. Water and nutrients can be applied in precise quantities. By

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