Agriculture, Food and Beverage

Why skyscraper farms could be the answer to the world's food problems

Tuscan and Red Russian Kale are seen growing inside Farmer Erik Groszyk's hydroponic climate controlled farm, one of 10 repurposed 320-square-foot metal shipping containers where entrepreneur farmers enrolled in the "Square Roots" farming program are growing and selling a variety of greens in the parking lot of a former Pfizer factory in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City, U.S. on May 5, 2017.  Picture taken May 5, 2017.  REUTERS/Mike Segar

Vertical skyscrapers could be the answer to sustainable, urban farming by allowing for small areas of land Image: REUTERS/Mike Segar

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