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For all the anti-vertical farmers out there with a highly USA-centric view, consider that the Netherlands (the world leader in indoor agriculture aka 2nd larges
by LockAndLol 6y ago
For all the anti-vertical farmers out there with a highly USA-centric view, consider that the Netherlands (the world leader in indoor agriculture aka 2nd largest exporter of vegetables in the world [1]) is investing in vertical farming and research into it. "This won't work in the US therefore it won't work anywhere in the world" is a very limited view. New York, Japan, Singapore and other regions and countries have very good reasons to invest in it [2].
Not every country has the space or disregard for greenhouse gases.
[1]: https://www.dw.com/en/could-high-tech-netherlands-style-farming-feed-the-world/a-47105412 https://www.dw.com/en/could-high-tech-netherlands-style-farm...
[2]: https://www.climateaction.org/news/netherlands-begins-construction-on-europes-first-commercial-vertical-farm https://www.climateaction.org/news/netherlands-begins-constr...