According to the report, the restricted crop portfolio remains a major barrier to the technique’s global adoption. Vertical ...

Could vertical farming change what local food means? Person looking up at shelves in a vertical farm. Many Americans have become accustomed to plentifully stocked grocery stores, with uninterrupted ...

Based on farming type, the hydroponics segment captured the largest share of 52% in 2025. Hydroponic systems, which grow crops in nutrient-rich water instead of soil, dominate vertical farming due to ...

The biggest challenge faced by the vertical farming industry is, without doubt, running costs. And it’s this that has led many, including Agricool and Glowfarms, to shutter. “One of the most commonly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Phil Lempert covers breaking news and trends in food and retail. Irving Fain is an indoor vertical farming pioneer who says, after ...

Vertical farming can do more than lettuce. A research team has investigated the cultivation of six food groups in vertical farming: Crops, algae, mushrooms, insects, fish and cultivated meat. In this ...

The Urban Farming Office in Ho Chih Minh City, Vietnam, seeks to return green space to the city using the building’s facade as a structure for vertical urban ...

Some consider vertical farming to be the farming of the future. It’s exactly what it sounds like; instead of being grown in fields, plants are grown indoors in vertical stacks. If you’re the type of ...