Privately-owned UK vertical farming business Jones Food Company has opened its second growing site for herbs and leafy greens. The so-called JFC2 project in Lydney, Gloucestershire, got off the ground ...
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Generate Capital, a leading sustainable infrastructure investment and operating company, and GrowUp, the UK’s best-selling vertical farm, announced a £38 million ...
Vertical farming offers a much-needed opportunity to secure food production in the face of climate change, but can it truly deliver a sustainable alternative to field-grown crops? A new study led by ...
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Scale is certainly an issue and, for now, Grown in the UK is mostly offered at a premium in small quantities that deters ...
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Is Vertical Farming the High Tech Future of Food?

Is Vertical Farming the High Tech Future of Food? With the global population projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050 and ...
It has been well documented that changes in the wider economy and consumer behaviour have left the vertical farming industry facing some unexpected challenges. Rising energy costs, reductions in ...
A new study has found that while vertical farming can greatly boost lettuce yields and reduce water use, its overall carbon footprint remains higher than traditional field farming. The study led by ...
Conducted by Surrey University, the research looked at lettuce production from two UK farms and one in Spain, where the UK gets the vast majority of its lettuce through winter. The emissions from this ...