Vertical farming is on its way to becoming an addition to conventional agricultural practices,
improving sustainable food production for the growing world population under increasing …

Indoor vertical farming (IVF) has expanded exponentially over the last couple of years and is
expected to have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25.9% from 2022 to 2029. IVF …

Uncertain climate changes and increasing energy and food production demands lead to
food insecurity, especially for drought-prone areas like the study region, Iran. This study …

Indoor plant cultivation can result in significantly improved resource use efficiency (surface,
water, and nutrients) as compared to traditional growing systems, but illumination costs are …

Indoor plant cultivation systems are gaining increasing popularity because of their ability to
meet the needs of producing food in unfavourable climatic contexts and in urban …

In indoor farms, electric lighting controls pla growth and quality attributes, but incurs high
capital and operating costs. The photon spectrum, photoperiod, and photosynthetic photon …

The recent increased market demand for locally grown produce is generating interest in the
application of techniques developed for controlled environment agriculture (CEA) to urban …

Vertical farms (VFs) are innovative urban production facilities consisting of multi-level indoor
systems equipped with artificial lighting in which all the environmental conditions are …

In recent years, a new urban environment in the large metropolitan areas, the so-called
“megacities”, has emerged. It is estimated that more than five billion people will be located in …

This article identifies the potential environmental effects large-scale indoor farming may
have on air, water, and soil. We begin with an overview of what indoor farming is with a …