The question is where will we grow our food when 80 percent of the population will reside in urban centers and the population will increase by about 3 billion people. As per an estimate, this will happen by 2050. The answer is vertical farming. Many stories high, and consuming less water and fossil fuel for farming, vertical farm is a concept of growing crops in skyscrapers right in the heart of the urban centers. Vertical farm will also be movable and can be transferred from one location to another by dismantling it.
The concept is that there will be vertical support columns on the ground and tracks will be created for cultivation of plants. Vertical farm will be divided into various towers. At the base of each tower there will be silos and plastic shafts will be used to transport the harvested crops to the respective silo.
Water will be supplied to the water tower through the well pump or water collection cap which will be at the highest level of each tower. There will be solar panels at the edge of each tower to supply energy to the water pump and ventilation system along with other operating other facilities of cooling, heating and lighting the skyscraper.
Vertical farm is surely a green revolution as it is comparatively cheaper and easy to maintain. It also has green features with optimum utilization of space for utilities, living, maintenance, and storage. Food and energy is produced without effecting the environment drastically also helping the environment as the living biomass help reducing carbon dioxide and humus are used for fertilization. Well, most definitely green concepts like vertical farming ensures us towards a greener future.
Via: Behance
