Workshop on the challenges in Vertical Farming

该项目将举办为期两天的研讨会，汇集来自各个学科的专家，阐述垂直农业所面临的挑战，将为研究界注入活力。垂直农业是一种室内城市农业概念，解决了许多与户外农业相关的能源问题。最近的实施已经显示出生产蔬菜的非常高的产量，包括绿色辣椒和西红柿、菠菜和莴苣。在许多情况下，与传统的户外耕作相比，用水量大大减少，作物生长的自然条件使它们免受非季节性气候的影响，并免受病虫害的影响。此外，垂直农业有可能以合理的成本生产更新鲜、更健康的农产品。拟议中的研究对世界上大多数人口的生活方式产生直接影响。农业影响着我们每个人。需要变革性技术来满足未来几十年人们的简单吃饭需求。我们需要安全的食物，这样它就不会因为使用的种植方法而伤害人类。最后，如果不谨慎和有意地管理，农业有可能对环境产生负面影响。该研讨会将影响未来农作物的种植方式，生产安全的食品，环境足迹低。

This project, holding a two-day workshop which will bring together experts from a wide range of disciplines to articulate the challenges involved in Vertical Farming, will invigorate the research community. Vertical Farming is an indoor, urban farming concept that solves many energy problems associated with outdoor farming. Recent implementations have shown very high yields in the production vegetables, including green peppers and tomatoes, spinach and lettuce. In many cases, water usage has been significantly reduced compared to traditional outdoor farming, and the conditions in which the crops are grown naturally shields them from unseasonal climate, and, from pests and diseases. In addition, Vertical Farming has the potential to generate fresher and healthier produce at reasonable cost.The proposed research has direct impact on the way the majority of the world's population lives. Agriculture impacts each and every one of us. Transformational technology is needed to meet the needs of simply feeding people in the coming decades. We need food to be safe such that it doesn't harm people because of the methods of cultivation used. Finally, agriculture has the potential to negatively impact the environment if not managed carefully and intentionally. This workshop will impact the way that crops are grown in the future, producing safe food, with a low environmental footprint.