The Eating the Earth column got its name because agriculture has devoured nearly two-fifths of our planet’s land. It also uses nearly three-fourths of our fresh water, generates one-fourth of our ...

The Government's new Warm Homes plan has been set up to help people switch to eco-friendly heating systems for their homes, such as air source heat pumps and solar panels. The scheme will provide £15 ...

By 2050, the world will need to produce about 60% more food to feed a global population of more than nine billion people.

A team of scientists in Singapore has uncovered powerful new evidence that vertical farming — growing food in stacked and often indoor, controlled environments — could radically change how we feed the ...

Global demand for food is expected to increase 58–98% by 2050. But can our current agricultural systems support this change? These farms are grown in buildings within or adjacent to urban areas.

Vertical farming, a type of indoor agriculture where crops are grown stacked in layers, has been expanding in fits and starts since the late 1990s. As the technology has improved, more large-scale ...

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann says South Korea’s vertical farming and smart agriculture technologies can be a game-changer for ...

TAKES US INSIDE. YEAH, INSIDE THIS BUILDING IS THE LARGEST VERTICAL FARMING COMPANY IN THE U.S., AND THEY SERVE SOME 2600 GROCERY STORES. BOWERY SAYS IT IS TRANSFORMING THE ENTIRE FRESH FOOD SUPPLY ...

Vertical farming is gaining momentum in Canada, driven in large part by changing consumer tastes, the need for greater sustainability and advanced technology. In grocery stores and restaurants, ...

Vertical farming is highly adaptable to our future increased use of robotics, AI, data sensing, and data processing. Much of this work is repetitive and backbreaking, so it makes sense to use machines ...