A new report has been published by Denbighshire based 2017 Nuffield Scholar, Sarah Hughes. Over the past year, she has been travelling and investigated the following title: Vertical Farming: does the economic model work?
Sarah’s key messages are:
- There are business models where Vertical Farming/Controlled Environment Agriculture would work well
- The business model needs to be robust as the technology and running costs are expensive
- The technology is available to grow a wide range of crops in controlled conditions
- Growing in a controlled environment requires high levels of understanding and technical skill
- Securing investment for some schemes can be hard
- A hybrid solution could be the best system for current glasshouse growers
A full copy of the report is accessible via the Nuffield International website: http://nuffieldinternational.org/live/
