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The Richmond farm uses 97% less land and up to 90% less water than conventional farming, eradicates the use of pesticides, and the controlled environment and shorter supply chain will also lower pathogenic risk to crops.
“I would like to see protected cropping or controlled environment agriculture treated as a separate discipline of plant science," added Gauthier. “If we are to increase food production by as much as 70% by 2050, we need to look at things differently.
"That is what vertical farming allows us to do – we didn’t have this possibility before," he added.
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Major steps towards better, sustainable and affordable food production free of environmental challenges have been taken, with the "world's first farm to grow indoor, vertically farmed berries at scale" opening in Richmond, VA. It's backed by an international team of scientists that see this new phase of agriculture as a way to ease global food demands.
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Coming
Soon
In 2024, Plenty® will open its first strawberry farm – growing berries with peak-summer flavor year-round in the heart of Virginia
But strawberries are just the beginning. Plenty’s proprietary growing platform allows us to grow a diversity of crops vertically indoors. Just imagine the possibilities.
Just imagine the possibilities
A team of scientist.
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work undertaken by a global team from organizations including The University of Queensland, Macquarie University, Wageningen University, University of Florida, University of the Basque Country, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences and Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology.
Bio-GMO for better hydroponic genes and get the best harvest yield.
It's just gonna happen, so why bother with this old timer homesteading?