The Vertical Field urban farm pod can be installed in parking lots or inside warehouses, with a modular design that can grow according to customer need.
Future food: Vertical farms, self-watering soil, and autonomous tractors
To feed the growing global population scientists and engineers are creating innovating solutions from self-watering soil and genetically modified produce to bionic bees and self-driving tractors.
The Nordic Harvest vertical farm on the outskirts of Copenhagen in Denmark is expected to scale up production to 1,000 tonnes of salads and herbs per annum during 2021.
This solar-powered urban poultry farm will host roughly 7,000 egg-laying hens, as well as an area for growing food.
Once the soil has been placed outdoors in a field, the gels absorb water from relatively humid, cool nighttime air. A single gram of the soil can pull in around 3 to 4 grams of water.
A clinical trial is suggesting the modified milk, lower in saturated fats, can lead to heart health improvements in humans.
With 360-degree cameras, a suite of sensors and autonomous navigation software, it can be made to carry out pre-programmed tasks without a person onboard.
Researchers have fitted bees with electronic backpacks that can sense their surroundings and collect data.
New research explores whether traditional farming techniques could hold one answer to feeding the cities of the future: traditions that date back to the Aztec civilization.
Alphabet's electric buggy uses GPS to pinpoint the exact locations of each plant, and then cameras and sensors to gather intel on the plant health.
When three specific genetic mutations are combined and tuned just right, scientists can turn tomato plants into extremely compact bushes ideal for urban agriculture.