A high-yield indoor farming system ideal for the city
More frequent and long-lived droughts. Global warming. Water scarcity. Higher input costs. These are some of the factors driving the growing interest in new technology that enables a farmer to produce the same quality and yields as conventional farming, but using indoor farming systems instead.
THE GROWTH OF INDOOR SOILLESS CULTIVATION IS DRIVEN BY NEW TECHNOLOGY
Hydroponics, or indoor soilless cultivation, as Urban Cultivation International (UCI) calls it, is a method of growing plants in a water-based, mineral- and nutrient-rich solution instead of soil, and under artificial LED lights instead of sunshine. According to Juan-Griffith Pollard, the CEO of UCI, indoor farming uses up to 90% less water than traditional farming practices, and far less space. In addition, plants can be grown pesticide-free and closer to high-consumption areas,
