What if we grew plants vertically?
By 2050, an estimated two thirds of the world population will live in urban areas. Could vertical farming help feed this growing urban population sustainably by reducing the demand for agricultural land and shortening the travel distance between food production and consumption?
By 2050, an estimated two thirds of the world population will live in urban areas. Could vertical farming help feed this growing urban population sustainably by reducing the demand for agricultural land and shortening the travel distance between food production and consumption?
Publication type:
policy brief
Publication language:
English
Publication date:
2022-12
Publication URL:
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/stoa/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2022)737130
Institute:
European Parliament / Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) (STOA)
Country:
EU

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