A fair comparison between high-tech greenhouses and VF

A fair comparison between high-tech greenhouses and VF
Photo: WUR

Vertical farming is often seen as the future of food production. After all, in a closed environment the climate is better controlled and water can be reused. That is correct if vertical farming is compared with, for example, an open field. But what about a high-tech greenhouse: are the benefits of vertical farming still just as great?

The Greenhouse Horticulture and Flower Bulbs Business Unit of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) discovered that the disadvantages of vertical farming often outweigh the advantages. David Katzin: “When assessing the opportunities of vertical farming, do not look with rose-colored glasses, but with realistic glasses.”

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