• @eatfudd@lemm.ee
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    36 months ago

    What’s inefficient about vertical farming?

    Cost. It’s a lot more expensive to build vertical. Additionally you need lighting that would wouldn’t need otherwise.

    • @schmidtster@lemmy.world
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      16 months ago

      The capacity more than makes up for it. You could also grow in cold climates where you can’t normally as well.

      The benefits are there.

      • @eLJay@lemmy.ml
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        15 months ago

        No, it’s just like solar. You need existing infrastructure to make it worthwhile, e.g. the top, sides, or inside of an apartment building . Otherwise there would be vertical farms everywhere. America is entrepreneur/Venture capital heavy. If it penciled out properly, people would be doing it.