Indoor crops could be key for future food security

Academics at Aberystwyth University in Wales have started a new project to research vertical farming.
Indoor crops could be key for future food security

Academics at Aberystwyth University in Wales have started a new project to research vertical farming.

The development of controlled environment agriculture and vertical farming technologies needs to accelerate to meet the challenges of future food security, according to UK agri-food researchers.

Academics at Aberystwyth University in Wales have started a new project to research vertical farming, the process of producing food by growing it in stacked layers within controlled indoor environments.

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