A new report on the future of farming, presented to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen last…
“Almost every crop can grow faster in a vertical farm”
By growing young plants in a vertical farm, we can imitate ideal growing conditions as it’s no longer influenced by external factors. Each system can be tailored to the needs of every young plant, preparing it for the next phase of cultivation; for instance, the transition to a greenhouse or the open field,” In a vertical farm, the risk of infection is reduced to almost zero. “This means that it is no longer necessary to control diseases, viruses, and pests during propagation. In addition, it results in a clean start to the next cultivation phase. Certain soil diseases, from which young plants can suffer a lot in the first phase after germination, no longer occur. This paves the way for using less resistant varieties, which have several additional benefits.”
