{"id":106232,"date":"2022-03-04T08:15:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T13:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=106232"},"modified":"2022-03-03T10:21:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T15:21:52","slug":"vertical-farming-urban-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/inspiration\/stories\/vertical-farming-urban-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Stacking Up: Urban Agriculture Reaches New Architectural Heights in Vertical Farms"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Vertical farming is the concept of growing crops in vertical indoor spaces in order to produce vegetables throughout the year whilst occupying less land. Compared to traditional agricultural practices, farming under a controlled, indoor climate also consumes less water and labor. It is deemed as one of the solutions to the ongoing global food shortage.<\/p>\n

If no effective action is taken, the UN states that<\/a>\u00a0the global food supply will be facing severe insecurity under climate changes in the near future. Meanwhile, as the global population continues to grow towards the predicted 9.6 billion by 2050, the world will need to produce more food with less land and water resource available.<\/p>\n