Indoor Vertical Farming Systems for Food Security and Resource Sustainability
Vol. 2020 No. 2, Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatic Sciences
Vol. 2020 No. 2

Indoor Vertical Farming Systems for Food Security and Resource Sustainability: FOR360/FR429, 04/2020

Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatic Sciences
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fr429-2020
Published 2020-04-28
Jiangxiao Qiu
University of Florida
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3741-5213
Haimanote K. Bayabil
University of Florida
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3480-3154
Yuncong Li
University of Florida
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6331-083X
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Keywords

Sustainability
Ecosystem service
Technology
Resource use efficiency

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Qiu, Jiangxiao, Haimanote K. Bayabil, and Yuncong Li. 2020. “Indoor Vertical Farming Systems for Food Security and Resource Sustainability: FOR360 FR429, 04 2020”. EDIS 2020 (2). Gainesville, FL:5. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fr429-2020.
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Abstract

Indoor vertical farming has been gaining increased popularity worldwide as a method of addressing food security while satisfying sustainability needs. This fact sheet written by and published by the UF/IFAS provides a comprehensive summary of the current status of indoor vertical farming in the United States and globally, commercial derivatives, major sustainability benefits and limitations and challenges. Learn about the limitations and challenges of the industry as well as the potential benefits both for food security and resource sustainability.
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr429

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