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VERTICAL FARMING IN URBAN AGRICULTURE: OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES, AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS [PDF]

Big Data in Agriculture
Vertical farming has turned out to be one of the modern and innovative methods of developing urban agriculture to meet necessities such as food security, sustainability, and effective use of resources as the world is increasingly turning into urban ...
Lalendra Gurung, Janak Singh Rawal, Puspa RC, Ganesh Raj Joshi, Ashmita Mandal   +4 more
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Role of vertical farming for sustainable urban horticulture: A review

Advances in Horticultural Science
New constraints such as urbanization, food security, farmland scarcity, and escalating greenhouse gas emissions underscore the importance of vertical farming.
Jemal Seid Hussen, Gebeyaw E. Ahmed
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Recent developments and inventive approaches in vertical farming

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
“Biomimicry” is an acronym used to describe how people looked at nature for inspiration to tackle a variety of problems. The modern problems of fast-increasing urbanization, land degradation, climate change, pandemics, loss of biodiversity, and ...
Chennu Sowmya, M. Anand, C. Indu Rani, G. Amuthaselvi, P. Janaki   +4 more
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Technological Innovation and Significance of Vertical Farming System in High-Density Urban Areas [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Recently, the issue of sustainability of food supply has arisen in some of the high-density cities. To meet the growing demand for food, a solution has been proposed which could be the development of urban vertical farms. Although many practical examples
Zhou Yuning
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Urban farming: the challenges of hydroponic and vertical farming in Malaysia

Cogent Food & Agriculture
This exploratory study examines the challenges impacting urban farmers in Malaysia, especially those using hydroponic platforms on vertical farms, in three states: Penang, Johor, and Sabah.
Emily Hon Tshin Yapp, Nazarina Jamil, Lilian Shiau Gee Lee, Yew Tzen Chooi, Chee Onn Chen   +4 more
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An Overview on the Use of Artificial Lighting for Sustainable Lettuce and Microgreens Production in an Indoor Vertical Farming System

Horticulturae
With the global population projected to reach 8.6 billion by 2050 and urbanization on the rise, sustainable food production in cities becomes imperative.
Noémi Budavári, Zoltán Pék, Lajos Helyes, Sándor Takács, Eszter Nemeskéri   +4 more
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Genetic breeding for indoor vertical farming

npj Sustainable Agriculture
Indoor vertical farming emerges as a sustainable paradigm, enabling crop cultivation in vertically layered ecosystems under precisely controlled environmental parameters.
Zhi Wei Norman Teo, Hao Yu
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Advancing urban insect farming: integrating automation, vertical farming, and sustainable waste management systems

Discover Agriculture
Urban insect farming presents a viable and sustainable alternative to traditional agricultural methods, particularly in densely populated urban areas where space, waste management, and food security are critical challenges.
Oluwatosin Ibitoye, Olabisi Ayeni, Oluwadamilola Ayanniyi, Abiola Wealth, Oluwatobi Kolejo, Oluwasogo Abimbola Adenika, Muniru Murtala, Olubukola Oyedijii, Ayanniyi Aremu, Damola Muritala   +9 more
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Urban vertical farming: innovation for food security and social impact? [PDF]

Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci
Urban vertical farming (VF) has emerged as a potential solution to improve food security and safety for urban populations, as well as to transform wider food systems (FS) to ensure greater sustainability.
Kluczkovski A, Hadley P, Yap C, Ehgartner U, Doherty B, Denby K.   +5 more
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Vertical farming limitations and potential demonstrated by back-of-the-envelope calculations. [PDF]

Plant Physiol
Improving food security and reducing the environmental footprint of food production is urgently needed to satisfy the growing global population in a time of climate, biodiversity, and water pressures.
Lovat SJ, Noor Ε, Milo R.
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