Only the marketers are saying it's a panacea. Vertical farming (defined as the inefficient use of indoor farming, versus greenhouses which are an efficient use

Only the marketers are saying it's a panacea. Vertical farming (defined as the inefficient use of indoor farming, versus greenhouses which are an efficient use of indoor farming) is not a good replacement for most sorts of food production. It's a potentially competitive way of producing the most delicate and high-value items as close to the customer as possible. It could make it possible to sell some foods, like apricots, in the city which are otherwise impossible to ship because they have to be picked soft. Often though, there is roof space available where high-value crops could currently be grown efficiently in greenhouses and it's not being looked at because of the VC focus on tech and growth.