Vertical Farming and Hydroponics: Future Urban Agriculture

  • The technique of growing plants in water without soil using a solution of mineral fertilizers is called 'hydroponics'.
  • Plants can be grown in vertical layers or on inclined surfaces in hydroponics based vertical farming.
  • Hydroponics is a Greek word. This method of farming is mainly practices in Israel and Arab countries.
  • Both hydroponics and vertical farming are used in urban environments, as per requirement, in rural and mountainous areas with low water availability and barren land.
  • Various studies show that hydroponics produces 11 times more crops with 13 times less water than conventional farms.
  • Rockwool is the most popular growing ....
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