A Swedish company known as Plantagon is putting vertical farming technology to use by crafting their plans for foodscrapers of the future.
They can help offices to make the best use of their empty space and enable them to start using that space to grow food. Plantagon is working to move food production into big cities by implementing technical solutions into existing buildings.
Vertical farming technology would allow those behind the project to craft vertical greenhouses, which have also been referred to as plantscrapers.
They are already working on such a building, which will be located in Sweden, and it's estimated to be costing around $40 million to put together. When they are done, and the farm is operational, it'll be able to feed around 5,000 people per year. The hope is that the building will officially open in 2020.
Following the open of their building in Sweden, known as the World Food Building, they also have plans to undertake such projects in the US, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Shanghai.
There are a variety of hydroponic and vertical farming projects that are already underway around the world, in Shanghai, the US, and elsewhere.
Vertical farming technology is a growing trend right now in the farming industry and we can expect that in the years to come many farmers from different countries will be turning to experiment with this technology; making changes to incorporate vertical farming into their growing methods.
The vertical farming market is expected to grow at least 20 percent per year and by 2022 it's estimated that it will reach almost $6 billion ($5.80 billion). Last year, this market was valued to be around $1.5 billion and by 2025 is suggested that it will pass $9 billion.
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Plantagon via futurism
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Sources:
http://www.plantagon.com/
https://futurism.com/move-over-skyscrapers-plantscraper-5000-year/
http://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-and-science/technology/plantagon-feeding-the-world-with-vertical-farming-technology/article/508590
https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/vertical-farming-market-221795343.html
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170810005548/en/Vertical-Farming-Market-Reach-6.4-Billion-2023
http://www.grandviewresearch.com/press-release/global-vertical-farming-market
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