Question: In your opinion, do you think that aeroponics, aquaponics and vertical farming will become a big deal over the course of the next decade?

Asked by davidmcafee to Brent, Dominique, Harjeet, Kim, Rebecca on 17 Mar 2013.

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  1. Photo: Kim RitmanKim Ritman
    answered on 17 Mar 2013:

    Our food production systems in coming decades will need to be intensified. Using less land and maximising light usage will be part of that.

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  2. Photo: Harjeet KhannaHarjeet Khanna
    answered on 17 Mar 2013:

    Hi David
    I don’t have much hope from aeroponics but aquaponics and vertical farming are definately here to stay.
    Cheers
    Harjeet

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  3. Photo: Brent KaiserBrent Kaiser
    answered on 18 Mar 2013:

    Hi Davidmcafee,

    Hydroponics is a big deal now. Whether vertical systems become efficient enough really depends upon technology improvements and the overall cost or growing lettuce 20 stories above the ground or on the floor. The higher you go up the more work it is to supply water, light and temperature. Whether this outweighs the cost of shipping from locally grown areas or interstate where these resources may be plentiful is still to be answered. However, having many different options will ultimately be good.

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  4. Photo: Rebecca DoyleRebecca Doyle
    answered on 20 Mar 2013:

    Hey Davidmcafee,

    I wasn’t really aware of this vertical farming trend until you started asking questions about it… well at least I didn’t know the official term for it, or that it was starting to happen on such a large scale. I’ve been looking into it and think it’s fascinating!

    Thanks for educating me 🙂

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