Indoor vertical farming in Asia and beyond: Digging deep in data - Asia News Center

And through all those millennia, farmers have literally battled the elements. They have read the seasons and bred new crop types largely through trial and error. By the late 20th century we had increased food production with mechanization, fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, irrigation and a lot more. Today, humankind is growing more food than ever. But, here's a crucial question: How long can we keep farming like this? "The planet's population is growing, and the amount of arable land is diminishing. There are threats from climate change and pressure on resources, like water," he explains.