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Business > Agribusiness
Upscaling vertical farming in the Philippines
By William Dar
May 11, 2023 12:01 am

ONE of the challenges that the agriculture sector faces today is dwindling soil and water resources which should prompt us to find technological solutions to increase food production using less water or no soil at all to grow crops.

Among the solutions that is gaining popularity globally is vertical farming, which if combined with hydroponics, aquaponics and aeroponics can yield more harvest per square meter compared to open-field farming.

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