Home-grown innovation: Scotland’s first vertical farm is applying for Tay City Deal funding to turn an exciting local project into a global resource to feed – and change – the world in new ways.
Scottish science
Scotland’s first vertical farm grows hope for the future
Where will the money come from? Who invests in Scotland’s chance to be a world-leader in ‘vertical farming’. Key questions add to the urgency and excitement in the huge potential growing inside a small shed on the edge of Dundee.
Battling pests and diseases: Scotland’s new plant health centre
Human survival depends on plants. Professor Ian Toth, director of the new Plant Health Centre of Expertise, explains how science is playing an essential role in the battle to protect plants from pests and diseases.