With land prices at a premium in Singapore, vertical farms with rotating vertical racks present a sustainable solution while cutting down pollution.
Is there really a land problem though? Surely the costs and environmental impact of a vertical farm outweighs the cost and impact of farming in cheap rural areas and transporting it in. I agree it's a cool concept but it seems like a waste of effort and land to try to force farming in an area (a city) specifically designed for purposes other than farming.
Dang! This is a great idea! I can't hear the audio right now because I'm about to leave work and I don't wanna grab my headphones- is there an explanation as to how tall the plants are allowed to get using this system, or they address harvesting?
It doesn't mention anything for how big the plants are allowed to grow. For harvesting, they're on rotating racks, so I'd imagine they just allow the top racks to rotate down and harvest then, and repeat the process.