Vertical farming: Securing food and nutrition for the growing population

In agriculture, there is a quiet movement underway, which will be apparent in the next few days. With the world's population expected to reach nearly Mar 10 billion by 2050, food output will increase by 70%, the United Nations estimates.

There is, however, a global appeal to limit forests that become farmlands as a result of global warming.

"Technological innovation in agricultural practice is important," said....