Can Indoor, Vertical or Urban Farming Reverse Climate Change?

This summer has been one of the hotest ever experienced in Europe, with unprecedented droughts and extreme weather conditions, the agriculture sector has been severily impacted by it.

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Good morning readers, the summer is not yet finished but it has already broken temperature and droughtiness records. All over the world, countries are facing unprecedented levels of water scarcity, governments are seeking solutions, and farmers are perhaps incurring the most important losses in recent years.

Indoor, Vertical, and Urban farming methods are providing some solutions to certain segments. Companies such as HydroGreen, Aerofarms, Plenty, AppHarvest, Infarm, LettUs Grow, Gren Bronx Machine, or, the GROOF project are all providing a solution to commercial-scale needs, livestock feeding, urban communities, and educating future generations to nurture local produce.

Today, we take a look at the current state of the agriculture supply chain and see the various solutions provided by Indoor, Vertical & Urban Farming companies.