While Covid-19 has forced people to quarantine and isolate, it has also brought to light the need for different ways of growing, producing, and selling food.
With a global population projection of 9.7 billion people by 2050, agricultural production will need to increase by at least 70% from current levels to serve nutritional trends.
Indoor vertical farming can boost crop yields, circumvent land-use restrictions, and even lessen the environmental effect of farming by reducing supply-chain travel distance.