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 vertical farming technologies produce almost double the CO2 emissions of traditional farming ...

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

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 ...

Vertical farming is done in a closed environment where plants are grown on shelves to minimize the space required for growth. With technological precision, year-round yields, and massive resource ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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.

Many agricultural stocks are looking upward to vertical farming to expand their market share and income opportunities. Vertical farming describes a range of techniques that, rather than letting ...