Resource efficiency and vertical farming: Solutions for a sustainable future

Alternatives to intensive agriculture

Food production is often pointed to as a major contributor to climate change.

Not only does it account for more than a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions, but intensive agriculture also depletes finite resources, including water, land and forests. However, efforts to reform the sector remain in their infancy. We believe the potential of vertical farming remains underappreciated as a solution to many problems posed by agriculture. Vertical farming, which is conducted in controlled environments such as greenhouses, using soilless techniques such as hydroponics and aeroponics, aims to optimise plant growth and minimise land requirements. Incredibly, fou...