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There are different methods; vertical farming involves stacking produce from floor to ceiling, often under artificial lights and with the plants growing in nutrient-enriched water.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2023

The team has also run trials with indoor vertical farming companies, Jadhav says, although “we do not have many commercial vertical farms that grow fruit crops at scale yet.”

From Scientific American • Jul. 17, 2023

Ms Johnson's team have to try and predict what people will want in eight years time - whether that's climate resilience, plants suited to robotic harvesting or vertical farming, or flavour trends.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2023

For example, if technologies like vertical farming reduce the need for farmland, then policies are required to ensure that the land will not just be paved over.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2023

The Dutch have pioneered cell-cultured meat, vertical farming, seed technology and robotics in milking and harvesting — spearheading innovations that focus on decreased water usage as well as reduced carbon and methane emissions.

From Washington Post