High tech meets agri in Denmark

Greenhouse growing is an important part of the economy for Nordic countries, where the climate is less than optimal for growing food. It’s therefore natural to expect much of the innovation in greenhouse production to come from the Nordic countries. This is certainly true for Denmark.

Denmark grows its own produce as much as possible. Doing so not only reduces the country’s dependency on imports, but it also minimises CO2 emissions incurred in transportation.  

However, greenhouse farming consumes more energy than traditional farming. Because the country is intent on growing as much as possible locally, Denmark has been investing in new technologies to bring down energy consumption in greenhouse production. 

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