Urban Vertical Farming: A Review

Abstract

With the immense growth in population day by day, it is predicted that 80% of the population will have to reside in urban areas and also this exponential increase in population will lead to a substantial increase in the demand for food in the coming fifty years. This expansion in population requires some methods and techniques to meet global food demands. Urban food production must consider all sustainability-related issues at once, including social, economic, and environmental progress etc. Designing and putting into practice vertical farms is a novel approach to meet the above requirements. Plants are raised as part of the notion of "Vertical Farming" on vertically inclined buildings such as in urban regions’ skyscrapers when there is a shortage of suitable land and space. However, a dearth of knowledge and critical assessments on vertical farming in cities has been published. Through this paper, we have tried to explore the opportunities and problems offered by Urban Vertical Farming in the future provisions of food in the urban area. Vertical farming offers a large variety of benefits including high food production, safe and sustainable food, and retaining high-quality standards of food. It is well-known fact that growing food in urban areas offers environmental and social and financial benefits. Additionally, vertical farms can offer methods for enhancing global food security.