Vertical farming | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 06/05/2019

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_farming


00:01:10 1 Types
00:02:00 1.1 Mixed-use skyscrapers
00:02:42 1.2 Despommier's skyscrapers
00:03:44 1.3 Stackable shipping containers
00:05:38 1.4 In abandoned mine shafts
00:06:03 2 Technology
00:06:52 3 History
00:07:34 3.1 Hydroponicum
00:09:58 3.2 Vertical farm
00:14:58 4 Problems
00:15:07 4.1 Economics
00:16:57 4.2 Energy use
00:18:29 4.3 Pollution
00:20:43 5 Advantages
00:21:56 5.1 Preparation for the future
00:22:25 5.2 Increased crop production
00:23:47 5.3 Weather disruption
00:24:45 5.4 Conservation
00:25:32 5.5 Resource scarcity
00:26:02 5.6 Mass extinction
00:26:49 5.7 Human health
00:27:44 5.8 Poverty and culture
00:28:15 5.9 Urban growth
00:28:43 5.10 Energy sustainability
00:29:19 6 Technologies and devices
00:30:27 7 Plans



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Vertical farming is the practice of producing food and medicine in vertically stacked layers, vertically inclined surfaces and/or integrated in other structures (such as in a skyscraper, used warehouse, or shipping container). The modern ideas of vertical farming use indoor farming techniques and controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) technology, where all environmental factors can be controlled. These facilities utilize artificial control of light, environmental control (humidity, temperature, gases...) and fertigation. Some vertical farms use techniques similar to greenhouses, where natural sunlight can be augmented with artificial lighting and metal reflectors.Hydroponic systems can be lit by LEDs that mimic sunlight. Software can ensure that all the plants get the same amount of light, water and nutrients. Proper management means that no herbicides or pesticides are required.