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Vertical farming: why Earth needs help to feed the world

August 31, 2018 by Colin Campbell Leave a Comment

There is huge opportunity to grow better, more nutritious, healthier food at lower costs of production so more can share and have equal access to it. The challenges are large: Colin Campbell Congratulations to Intelligent Growth Solutions Ltd on the opening of their facility here at the James Hutton Institute. The James Hutton Institute is tackling some of the major global … [Read more...] about Vertical farming: why Earth needs help to feed the world

Scotland’s first vertical farm grows hope for the future

August 31, 2018 by Fay Young Leave a Comment

rows of tiny plants under bright colours of LED lighting: image Intellgent Growth Solutions

‘We don’t have the land’. With the aid of a rosy-red apple, Professor Colin Campbell demonstrates the challenge of feeding the 8.3 billion people likely to inhabit planet Earth within the next 12 years.It’s a moment of theatre in a morning of cutting edge science. One apple. Two men: Campbell, the CEO of James Hutton Institute, and David Farquhar, CEO of Intelligent Growth … [Read more...] about Scotland’s first vertical farm grows hope for the future

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