Anne Guthrie of GreenBiz writes on how vertical and indoor farming can help to supplement our food supply chain.
- Indoor farming of certain crops year round can reduce food insecurity, increase water conservation, and be important in combating climate change.
- AppHarvest is one indoor farming startup that recently built a 2.76 million square foot facility in Kentucky to provide jobs to people in coal country who have lost their jobs.
- Private sector entrepreneurs are finding ways to reduce the negative impacts of climate change through innovation.
“Currently, the technology behind indoor and vertical farming is an expensive proposition — making it difficult to predict how scalable it is in the near term. However, as the cost of that technology comes down, the business model will become more profitable.”
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