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vertical farming
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Precision & digital, GlobalThe latest trends and developments in agrotech, and how they are changing the face of modern agriculturePrecision agriculture, robotics, biotechnology, vertical farming, drones, AI, blockchain, smart irrigation, big data and autonomous vehicles are changing how farms operate.
- Precision & digital, United KingdomVertical farming in the UK: from niche experiment to commercial powerhouseExplains how LED lighting, climate control and robotics have helped UK indoor farming scale up, where the main sites are, which crops pay, and why energy remains the main hurdle.
- Precision & digital, Global8 best innovations that changed agriculture and food productionA list of eight innovations in farming and food production, from the reaper, steam power and hydraulics to drones, AI, blockchain, vertical farming and gene editing.
- Precision & digital, GlobalThe impact of technology on crop yields and food securityPrecision agriculture, drones, GM crops, machine learning, smart irrigation, vertical farming and robotics can raise crop yields and support food security.
- Precision & digital, GlobalVertical farming: advantages, challenges and urban crop cultivationExplains how vertical farms grow crops in stacked layers under controlled conditions, which crops suit them, and the trade-off between land and water savings and high energy and set-up costs.
- Precision & digital, GlobalSmart greenhouses and controlled environment agricultureSmart greenhouses use sensors, climate control and lighting to manage growing conditions year-round, but high costs, skills shortages and a lack of standards slow adoption.
- Precision & digital, United KingdomAeroponic vs hydroponic vs aquaponic: choosing the right soil-free system for UK commercial productionHydroponics is the cheapest soil-free system to set up, aeroponics uses the least water and aquaponics adds fish revenue but grows fewer greens, based on UK commercial installations.
- Precision & digital, GlobalThe future of hydroponics and aquaponicsHydroponics and aquaponics recycle water to grow food without soil, and LED lighting, vertical farming, automation and AI are improving them, though start-up costs remain high.
- Precision & digital, GlobalInnovations in vertical farming and sustainable urban agricultureVertical farms grow crops in stacked layers under controlled conditions, and urban agriculture brings food production into cities, with projects such as AeroFarms, Gotham Greens and Lufa Farms as examples.
- Precision & digital, GlobalIndoor and vertical farming systemsIndoor and vertical farms control light, temperature and humidity to grow crops year-round with less water, but face high energy and set-up costs, a limited crop range and problems scaling up.