Agriculture, Food and Beverage

How vertical farms could boost food production in India

An employee of Plenty looks at an indoor vertical farm growing room at the company's plant in South San Francisco, United States

Vertical farms have been proposed as an alternative to pesticide- and fertiliser-dependent farming. Image: REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Harsh Vardhan
Senior Investment Specialist, Invest India, Government of India
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