Vertical farming offers a much-needed opportunity to secure food production in the face of climate change, but can it truly ...

A new study has found that while vertical farming can greatly boost lettuce yields and reduce water use, its overall carbon ...

Vertical farms can boost lettuce yields and cut water use, but higher energy demands raise carbon costs, new research shows ...

Vertical farms may deliver huge yields and save water, but a new UK study has found their carbon emissions are still higher ...

Vertical farming may promise bumper yields and major water savings, but a new University of Surrey study warns the technology still produces ...

Indoor farming, where rows of fresh produce are stacked in vertical towers, could be a viable way to insulate homegrown food ...

On a special episode (first released on November 20, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: AI applications in vertical farming have the potential to usher in a new model that not only yields a high volume of ...

While vertical farming isn’t new or meant to completely replace traditional farming, the pandemic has made its potential crystal clear to the agricultural community. “At the beginning of the pandemic ...

The Eating the Earth column got its name because agriculture has devoured nearly two-fifths of our planet’s land. It also uses nearly three-fourths of our fresh water, generates one-fourth of our ...

Global demand for food is expected to increase 58–98% by 2050. But can our current agricultural systems support this change? These farms are grown in buildings within or adjacent to urban areas.