High-tech greens: The future of agriculture

Benefits of 'vertical farming'

With hydroponics and aeroponics gaining traction as viable sustainable agriculture solutions, the future is tall and bright.

Since the mid-20th century, the food industry has been plagued with accusations of pumping out over-engineered and unnatural products to consumers in a bid to fill shelves with ‘perfect' produce. It is perhaps surprising then that rigorously controlled and technologically enabled agriculture might very well be the answer to this crusade against genetically modified - or so-called ‘GM' - foods.  Hydroponic gardening is the process by which plants are grown in water-based nutrient solution rather than soil and is often closely compared with aeroponics, where mist is sprayed directly on the...