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Vertical farms would have to make use of advanced greenhouse technology such as drip irrigation,<ref>Drip irrigation is an irrigation method that saves water and fertilizer by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants. See also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drip_irrigation Drip irrigation - Wikipedia]</ref> [[hydroponics]],<ref>Hydroponics is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, in water, without soil. See also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroponics Hydroponics - Wikipedia]</ref> [[aquaponics ]]<ref>Aquaponics is a sustainable food production system that combines a traditional aquaculture (raising aquatic animals such as snails, fish, crayfish or prawns in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) in a symbiotic environment. See also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquaponics Aquaponics - Wikipedia]</ref> and [[aeroponics]].<ref>Aeroponics is the process of growing plants in an air or mist environment without the use of soil or an aggregate medium. See also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroponics Aeroponics - Wikipedia]</ref> | Vertical farms would have to make use of advanced greenhouse technology such as drip irrigation,<ref>Drip irrigation is an irrigation method that saves water and fertilizer by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants. See also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drip_irrigation Drip irrigation - Wikipedia]</ref> [[hydroponics]],<ref>Hydroponics is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, in water, without soil. See also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroponics Hydroponics - Wikipedia]</ref> [[aquaponics ]]<ref>Aquaponics is a sustainable food production system that combines a traditional aquaculture (raising aquatic animals such as snails, fish, crayfish or prawns in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) in a symbiotic environment. See also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquaponics Aquaponics - Wikipedia]</ref> and [[aeroponics]].<ref>Aeroponics is the process of growing plants in an air or mist environment without the use of soil or an aggregate medium. See also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroponics Aeroponics - Wikipedia]</ref> | ||
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Vertical farming is a form of agriculture that uses vertically inclined surfaces or is practiced in skyscrapers. Although different concepts have been developed, no large-size vertical farm has been built yet. Vertical farms would be meant to increase food production inside crowded cities. Not only food and vegetables but also poultry and fish could be cultivated.
Vertical farms would have to make use of advanced greenhouse technology such as drip irrigation,[1] hydroponics,[2] aquaponics [3] and aeroponics.[4]
The most cited idea for vertical farming comes from Dickson Despommier,[5] a professor of environmental health and microbiology at Columbia University in New York, who developed the concept in 1999.
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References
- ↑ Drip irrigation is an irrigation method that saves water and fertilizer by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants. See also Drip irrigation - Wikipedia
- ↑ Hydroponics is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, in water, without soil. See also Hydroponics - Wikipedia
- ↑ Aquaponics is a sustainable food production system that combines a traditional aquaculture (raising aquatic animals such as snails, fish, crayfish or prawns in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) in a symbiotic environment. See also Aquaponics - Wikipedia
- ↑ Aeroponics is the process of growing plants in an air or mist environment without the use of soil or an aggregate medium. See also Aeroponics - Wikipedia
- ↑ Dickson Despommier - Wikipedia
External links
- The Vertical Farm
- Vertical farming "Vertical farming is a concept that argues that it is economically and environmentally viable to cultivate plant or animal life within skyscrapers, or on vertically inclined surfaces." - Wikipedia
