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Land is becoming lesser and not very available for agriculture as before, There is a lot of Urbanization going on and many land space are being built on to carter for the increasing number of persons. There will be lesser organic foods available for consumption as the worlds population increase and farming space reduces. Because of this, there now has to be an improvement in farming methods and I personally consider vertical Farming to be the future of organic food farming.

In vertical farming, Plants are grown in stacked layers under controlled conditions like green house farming.
In vertical farming,
What do you think about Vertical Farming, do you agree that it is the future of farming really?

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There’s still a lot of lands available on other country while highly urbanized country can always import agricultural goods from other country that focus on this as main source of product. Vertical is indeed very popular on highly urbanized area but most of them is just using the goods for their own consumption and not for market distribution.

Maybe in the future this will become popular and a must but right now there’s still a lot of country especially 3rd world country that farming crops for export purposes. Rich country can pay for the export fees since they are getting huge income from taxes of people job on highly urbanized areas. It’s a give and take.

There are two places to live in anywhere in the world. Either you live in Rural area or you live in Urban area. Now when someone was living in the rural area and moved down to Urban settlement then the place he or she was living at the rural area became vacancy, so occupying one place gives room to open another place. So that of the rural settlement space can be use has farming.
I don't know of other countries, in my locality, there are enough lands to farm but nobody to farm. Specifically, my paternal home town is a ghost town now because urbanization has taken over 99% of the people. So lands full there to farm.

Land agricultural practice is being effectively utilized through the introduction of vertical agricultural farming practice whereby you can make farming right within the enclosed and confined region regardless of how little it was and still arrived a maximum yield production of an open extended field farming, vertical agriculture brigs about improved varieties of farm produce in a close door intensive management practice, free from environmental factors that could lead to low yield or performance, it's an advanced screen house agricultural practice on a large scale without the use of soil, this same practice can be done in the modern cities and developed areas.

Vertical farming can be done in a place that lacks land but not in a rural area. There are still enough land in my country and government has their own farms which they use to feed the nation even though it isn't enough. Majority of people living in the rural area uses farming ad their major occupation,and the plant on lands. There are a lot of abandoned land in my territory in different places that is just there without people using them for farming. I don't see that the time coming so soon that there will be no more land available for farming. The third world country is underdeveloped and there are bushes everywhere. Even in a second world country people are still farming on lands.

If this scenario will continuously occur and farming sector will be eliminated in the scene most provably a country who do that will suffer from scarcity since they might struggle to find food in future especially when global population increase. So before anything bad or worse to happen government on agricultural countries should maximize their assets to increase their yearly yields since this could save their country to huge crisis in future also they might be the more progressive country since agricultural products might create more bigger demands.

Very innovative your idea. There are several possible things that need to be addressed, the first is to make this method usable by traditional farming communities. the second is that there is a high initial cost constraint where the community's ability is lacking in that regard. I think that if this program is to continue, many parties must be involved for a better agricultural future. Fore water can be tough.

Increasingly, more and more land is made into buildings, I do not deny it, it is a fact that occurs due to the factor of increasing human population every year, vertical agriculture is certainly a solution to deal with this problem, but yes it will certainly take up a lot of waste from this agricultural practice As it is today, which on average requires plastic tools in its implementation to make it easier and cheaper, but I don't mind that.

If it includes a broader, it is certainly not good if you meet the needs of your country by only holding on to other countries, utamanaya the third state, it is a narrow thought in my opinion, because if you are too dependent on other countries in this case, your country will is under the influence of other countries and it is not good for the sovereignty of the state because it can be disturbed, over time the exact price of organic food commodities will increase because the narrower production land and demand more, the owner of the goods will ask for more payment, and your country will be very beaten if a significant price increase is implemented.

Like European Union that relies on nickel from Indonesia, then Indonesia is louder to manage it itself, and carry out an export stop policy that makes nickel prices rise, and the European Union can only report and report to the WTO.

You know, if I had a lot of money, I would buy a farm lot as an investment because we live on land, and it is used to grow fruits and vegetables. Having an investment farm or livestock is different than real estate that only builds houses.
It's different because you have a farm of vegetables, fruits, because it helps a large part of our health and this is the truth, that's why there are businessmen because they just want to make money and don't care if it affects the nature, which is not nice

When we talk about food produced in an organic way, then we have to start from the fact that such food is quite expensive than the one produced in a commercial way, and therefore it is something that most people in the world can not afford. The more people on the planet, the greater the need for food, and this means that those who promote genetically modified foods are taking up more space and offering more for less money - which combined with inflation means that fewer people are eating healthy food.

I think that vertical farms have potential, but that they are not in the interest of large producers who solve the problem with the lack of arable land with deforestation, which is obviously cheaper and faster than the construction of vertical farms.

The problem of healthy food is most pronounced in urban areas where most have no choice but to buy fruits, vegetables or meat in supermarkets, but this is the problem of today in much of the world where people have simply rejected self-sufficiency as one of the foundations of a sustainable society.

I used to visit some greenhouse farming farms, and as the OP mentioned, I found that in the case I visited, it was simply a locality that was not suitable for farming such as farming rice, corn, potatoes, ... but mainly clean foods are green vegetables and fruits. I think the problem of agricultural diversion has not only just begun, but people have also seen the dangers of land shortage or climate change for future solutions, there are friends of mine right in the city. People in the city also have a sense of self-sufficiency about growing their own vegetables in their own homes, just a few cardboard boxes and providing them with enough water, light, fertilizer, ... they also have can partially solve the household food story.

Let me tell you as a guy who lived at a farm, his whole family was in the farming business for a century, who still doeS the accounting for one, as clear as the sky is blue the author of that garbage has seen a farm only in pictures and maybe while playing Farmville on his phone.


And instead, they use 10 times more energy for it, just this year despite with food prices going up:
Vertical farmer Kalera files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (https://www.thepacker.com/news/packer-tech/vertical-farmer-kalera-files-chapter-11-bankruptcy)
Indoor farming operations face bankruptcies, layoffs, closures (https://www.producebluebook.com/2023/01/27/378997/)
AeroFarms Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection, CEO Steps Down (https://igrownews.com/aerofarms-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy-protection-ceo-steps-down/)
The vertical farming bubble is finally popping (https://www.fastcompany.com/90824702/vertical-farming-failing-profitable-appharvest-aerofarms-bowery)


A 100km trip for a fully packed truck is about ~30l, that's one tractor round for one ha, usually, you will need 5 rounds for that including the harvesting, and you will be getting around 10 tons, so 1/4 of a truck. Besides, good luck with bananas in Bulgaria, with rice in Denmark and your Merlot will taste horrible in Pakistan or Nigeria.


And the controlled environment costs more than pesticides. But, who cares, right?
Obviously not the above-mentioned business that went bankrupt one after other!


Yeah, because flattening the ground and pouring 10 feet of concrete foundation for all that weight, all the piping all the electricity needed will do wonders for biodiversity? The author just mentioned a closed environment and now we have biodiversity, LMAO!!!!!

But the most important thing that nearly every single one of those "authors" tend to forget
If there is no room for the farm in the city because, prices are high, do you think paying 10 000 euros per sqm to grow 50 kilos of tomatoes worth 100 euros is a viable business?

You have brought a topic that is important which is the future of farming and this is really the future of food production in the world. If people are going to keep feeding well and get nourished then farming should be taking serious. The unfortunate thing is like you have mentioned also is the land or space to farm. Really, development is taking over land space for agricultural activities.

Whether vertical farming or not, the government need to really take proactive measures to secure lands that will be meant for agricultural purposes and no interference of any capital projects, building of roads, bridges or other structures should not be done in such areas. Just like there is game reserves, the government should put land out and secure them for the purpose of agriculture.

Vertical farming may be good but not applicable to every crop. I think vertical farming is good in areas or places where there's limited agricultural land so instead of importing crops from other places, they can produce their own products. However, the downside of this is that it can be too costly. Let's take an example of my country the Philippines, which has agriculture as the backbone and the main source of livelihood in our country. There are a lot of lands available here with a great population of farmers, plus the weather that allows us to produce various crops we can export to other countries. But the issue is, there's already a lack of financial support from the government to help our farmers. The farmers can't even buy their own supplies for their crops and they're already earning a small amount of money for their hard labor. Adapting to a vertical farming won't be a practical choice for them.

Vertical farming might be great for individuals who want to have their self-grown plants at home yet with limited land. Also for people in urban areas since it can also contribute to the environment, having a small farm in the city. Or countries with advanced technology or with great government support.

For now, modern agrarian techniques are only applied by farmers who have narrow land. That's not yet the government's plan to deal with escalating settlements that don't really look threatening in their eyes.

I'm currently a bit involved in the farming business, but I don't have much idea to comment on this step towards modernizing agriculture. In my point of view, I do not agree with some of the advantages mentioned such as:

- Ensures Consistent Crop Production, this may reduce the quality of the crop.
- Reducing transportation costs, I think all agricultural needs from the first stage to sales will not be available in one place or let's say in as close a radius as possible. In my area, to be honest the cost of transportation is not much of a thought.

I'm not sure and the information OP mentioned about its size and scope, but I've gone to some countries maybe their farming field still hasn't changed too much from the traditional one, in terms of scale. Planning land area is almost a price to pay for industrial development, but I see that aside from new modern equipment for farming, the productivity I have heard and seen is huge giant. As for the future story of some redevelopment experiment that produces productive varieties, I know it's been around for quite a while and is being studied every day, obviously we face a lot of dangers in the future. Life, food situation is always considered and considered in the top.

Some countries have abundant uncultivated lands because they have large land masses. Other countries are not that fortunate to have arable lands fit for large-scale farming. But I want to argue that vertical farming is not the future of agriculture. It might be effective in subsistence farming where food is grown for household consumption, but it can not feed a large number of people. Vertical farming requires some skill, and can also be expensive and difficult to manage. Not many farmers will be interested in this kind of farming.

I have always been an advocate of organic farming because it is healthy and maintain the natural soil texture, but I am afraid that the future of agriculture is now inorganic farming. With the effect of global warming, climate change, conflicts, and other problems I am afraid that the world will keep depending on genetically modified seeds for high harvest, syndetic pesticides, and chemicals to assist farmers produce more from limited farmlands.

Well real estate and farming or livestock is literally different investment. It's literally depends on your suitability or what you prefer since both needs maintenance and consistency. Farming is actually difficult if you don't have the knowledge in farming since it will be affected by the weather or the environment since we're talking about growing a living organism. If that's the case you can hire someone who's good at farming. And real estate could be the same but I think it's already a common investment for some people so they would be aware on how it works but still need some maintenance and fix the papers.

There are some conditions where in some big cities land seems to be something difficult but for some areas actually land can still be used for agriculture.
IMO the problem that may be faced in agriculture is that nowadays it is not about the condition of the land and whether it is still there or not but the difference in understanding between generations that may make this even more dangerous.
Nowadays, especially for generation Z, farming is sometimes seen as something that is very difficult to do because they don't want to have a lot of thoughts and want lighter work such as being in front of a PC every day or wearing a tie when working so when being a farmer will be seen as something trivial and this type of profession that young people don't really want.
Land is definitely a problem, but when there is no regeneration for farmers, it is also very dangerous because as time goes by, there will be fewer and fewer farmers.

This is the importance of local government law regulations, which in some areas have imposed restrictions on development. For example, a certain company will set up a factory in an area with a potential plantation soil structure, so the rules may not exceed the set limit. Because then the agricultural area can still stand. The Agribusiness Council plays a role in implementing these regulations and has the authority to follow up if a company constructs a building outside the predetermined boundaries.

Especially now that the greening program is being stepped up again, both in urban and rural areas, which incidentally are now starting to shift. The coordination between the community and the local government to create regional stability.

Of course, this is the future of farming but this technique has its own flaws such as it becomes difficult to cultivate crops that are larger in size like 10 feet/Sugarcane etc. If you were referring to small-size crops like growing vegetables then this method is reliable otherwise I found it useless.

I checked the history of this method and it was first introduced in 1999, but I doubt this method is older than that. But keeping the 1999 date in mind, I can say one thing for sure the future that we are talking about in which this method will be most efficient does not come yet. But still, this method covers less space horizontally but more vertically.

I have seen many vertically farming baskets, being used to decorate houses and hotel instead of using them to cultivate vegetables. I know it's one of the use cases it brings but this indicated that this method currently not needed because on earth there is still land available for farming.

I think everybody should own some farmland in some way. It doesn't matter if you need it or not at the moment. I think you will need it in the future for sure. Actually it doesn't even have to a farm land, a house with a nice garden would do the trick. You should be able to grow some basic vegetables and fruits in that garden. That way you can reduce your food dependency greatly.

My grand parents grow cucumbers, tomatoes, watermelons, peppers, cherries, plums, peaches and lots of other green shit... They all grow in the same garden and they all taste great.

I agree with you, vertical agriculture only applies to small plants, such as tubers, vegetables and fruits that have small sizes, certainly will not be effective if for large plants and or require more sunlight such as corn, rice and wheat.
We can see that this vertical agricultural projection has limits.

Maybe today is not so popular because there is still a lot of land to be made a place of agriculture, but in some large countries have done it with extraordinary scale such as Dubai for example, they are the highest producer in the world of the  vertical farming system.

I disagree that there is a scarcity of farmland in the world. We can simply argue that there is less usable land for farming and that we must use chemicals and pesticides to assist in growing in situations like that. Vertical farming is advantageous and cost effective because it can be used without the addition of any chemicals or pesticides, as well as other characteristics that will result in lower financial charges. It is always beneficial to have an alternative to anything, but not at the risk of causing harm to people. What I don't agree with is the notion that farmland is scarce. It may be scarce in some parts of the world, but not everywhere as you’ve said in your post.

vertical farming is a very old technique though, its been around since time since in my country we have Rice Terraces where our ancestors carved ladders on our mountains in which every step is a rice field. Quite unique in Asia somehow, there are some in Indonesia afaik.

https://www.talkimg.com/images/2023/07/07/ZSJm2.jpeg (https://www.talkimg.com/image/ZSJm2)
image source https://www.worldtribune.org/2023/rice-terraces-of-the-philippine-cordilleras/

vertical farming though is good if one can do it in the city where only needs a very small space. i would be interested to have my own garden of cabbage or potatoes so i can survive even when the world inflation skyrockets.

Talking about the future in the agricultural sector, I think this is quite worrying. Land is getting narrower and the interest of young people in the agricultural sector is decreasing not to mention the issue of climate change which can hamper agriculture.
Sustainable agriculture is important because agriculture is a source of food for most people in the world and we can see how the impact was when the Ukrainian agricultural sector was disrupted due to wars which resulted in food and fertilizer crises in several countries, so in this case there is a need for food availability. enough to avoid a food crisis that can lead to death from starvation. And if agriculture is not managed properly it will have a negative impact on the environment and reduce land productivity in the future.

And to answer this question, among others

-First, expanding agricultural land and creating special agricultural areas. Because what is happening now is that when special agricultural areas are created, there are a lot of conversions of the function of agricultural land into factories, housing and so on. With the existence of special agricultural areas, it is hoped that agricultural output can be stable every year and can provide sufficient food availability.

-Second, attracting youth interest in the agricultural sector to overcome the crisis of farmer regeneration. for example by increasing access to and improving the quality of agricultural vocational education, creating a youth entrepreneur program in the agricultural sector and creating agricultural activities that involve young people to attract their interest in the agricultural sector.

-Third, improving technology and making up-to-date innovations to anticipate agricultural problems such as crop failure caused by drought or pests and also to anticipate climate change.

Hmm, My family background is pure Asian farming, I would say Yes, the farming profession is getting decreasing in priority. Reson is a digital and effortless life. The future of farming in which context you are asking about? As I can read you are saying the resources are lesser as compared to before yes that's a fact because now we are destroying our agricultural lands just for the sake of commercial plotting and housing colonies. Real estate is the biggest threat to Farming.

In my view, farming is a good business but due to the lack of training and awareness, the young generation is not so close to it. In my region, most of the business is based on farming. Hmm, our elders use to say nowadays all these pesticides and fertilizers are destroying our health and the purity of the crops and health, and I think I do agree with it. Well, I am going off-topic so the endpoint is OP our fertile landing is getting destroyed by these real estate investors. we need a strong action on it.

Obviously this is the future, eventually with productivity in land reducing and humans finding more and more spots to settle themselves, vertical farming is the only solution and infact it's more profitable too considering rising land prices in few developing and developed nations. But yes we would need very high tech technology to actually make this a reality because most of the farmers are coming from a uneducated background so for them such a thing is actually difficult.

Agriculture is the barn of life because this is where food sources are available and it is also from agriculture that people get food sources to support their lives. Urbanization that occurs makes agricultural land smaller and unable to accommodate the number of food sources for some countries that are trying to transfer functions, so that food sources must be exported from outside which results in increasingly expensive prices.

The problem is that this will have an impact on families who have incomes below the average, because to meet food needs at prices that are no longer affordable. Not all urbanization is successful and most of it also affects the stability of people who earn below average incomes.

Some countries that have small land have implemented a vertical farming system like you mean and they use small land to produce food and all the food needs of that farming system.

With artificial food or grasshopper crackers becoming more common, the number of farms may be limited in the future.  Not everyone will be able to establish a farm, and it is likely that the farmer will be allowed to grow or breed whatever is listed on the permit.

Since everybody can not own a farm laend to make plantations it is very important for the government to help those existing farmers and encourage them to create more lands for farming because as the population is growing very fast, there is need for food to be available for people to buy and eat so that there will not be in availability of food for the populatiom to feed on. We can see that one of the things that are causing the high cost of food is because there is not surplus of food in the market to reduce the hike in price of food in the market.

Vertical farming looks like it's a very basic idea meant to save space. I'm more interested in hydroponics, that allows you to grow plants much faster and constantly control the amount of water and microelements they receive.
Since we already know how to produce LED lights allowing plants to grow without the sun and we can grow them without soil using hydroponics, the future of farming is going to be in large warehouses, or even underground, where plants will be stacked on numerous levels and the whole process will be automated.


This isn't going to be the food of the future. It's pushed by the same idiots who created veganism and now people who were vegan for a while find out they actually crave meat and completely change their habits. Read about the guy who had bowel irritation from vegan food and fixed it by eating beef.
Most people don't want to eat insects. Check who wants you to eat them. It's the same people who are trying to limit cash flow and enforce CBDCs.

To add to your solution, I propose that there's a way where the government encourages urban gardening, I've seen a few people that have done this and document it through YouTube and I think that it's safe to assume that it's a good solution since urban farming helps in the utilization of spaces that's not mostly used or not treaded in an urban setting. Regarding food surplus, it's in the best interest in my opinion to create a better logistics if not improve the current logistics, most of the time, the logistics is what's causing the delays and wastage in food. Conversion of some lands as farms in highly urbanized cities is the dream though when it comes to the future of farming, will literally solve logistics, food prices, and food waste altogether.

I believe that you are from one of the countries of Southeast Asia or India or one of the densely populated countries in which agricultural land is scarce or difficult and those that exist will not be as fertile as last year.
I live in a country where the opposite is true. We have large areas, but there are no real investments that encourage people to cultivate, as the income from it is good, but there are other sectors that are less difficult and more profitable and whose return is less risky instead of agriculture, such as tourism.
The future of agriculture is in the good use of lands globally, when countries start investing in the lands of other countries.

Farmers should try the Bitcoin Diesel fuel saver. Start with your most inexpensive diesel engine you have and then go from there. Doesn't work on every engine due to computer controls but most of the older tractors should work fine.   

The availability depends on which country you are from. Of course, if you're living in a country that has a little mass of land then for sure that the availability of the land for agriculture needs will be limited. But look at the big countries where owning acres of land isn't that hard at all because there's available for those who like it but with a price, and won't be flocked by people depending on the location as well.

Agriculture is not as big of a deal as it used to be. Countries that heavily rely on agriculture for their economies aren't rich, and we're making enough food anyway. The issue isn't the lack of food, it's the lack of proper distribution and access to food (https://www.un.org/en/chronicle/article/feeding-world-sustainably). Of course, optimization is still a good idea, as freeing up some land can be good for other purposes. From what I've seen, vertical farming seems like a legit idea that can help make farming more efficient. A challenge, however, is to find enough good energy sources, because otherwise the carbon footprint (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095965262204015X) of vertical farming might become an issue.
Another good idea I've heard of is reducing meat production (better for health, better for the environment, and frees up some land and other resources).

Many people have a distorted view of farming and it has actually got way more efficient over the decades, allowing for much more crop to be made from the same amount of area. The amount of man hours required to sow and harvest crops had also reduced massively, because there have been huge advances in the mechanised technology used. The only unfortunate downside in the scenario is companies like John Deere are sometimes a bit greedy when it comes to this new tech, while it is revolutionary they prevent the actual farmers from doing things like simple repairs so they can charge extortionate extras.

While I am all for better farming methods.   The OP here has started his post off with some falsehoods to promote the idea.

Land hasn't become lesser.   Its Just as available as it was.   Urbanization isn't chewing up significant amount of farmland. 

Some facts.   Humanity is producing almost 400% more food while only using 33% of the same plot of land as we did 75 years ago.   

Now, as I said I like good ideas.  Do not lie to promote them or you Will get smashed in this day and age.   Most people have had enough of the crap the media shoves at us.  If by chance you are simply repeating someone else's lies while promoting this please do some more research about traditional farming and modern farming. 

ty have a nice day

I have a great example in my country of the transition from the classical approach to the "new" approach. AgroGloryTime Company.
First of all, it is an ecologically clean region - the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine. They use ecological methods of cultivation. plus - they demonstrate very well the "intersection" of the agricultural sector and the cryptocurrency market: they attract investments in cryptocurrency since 2022, through a functional token scheme on which dividends are accrued. On July 1, there was a 6th round of quarterly dividend payments to holders of their AGTI investment token.
Plus, the owners are constantly exploring new technologies that can be applied to AgroGloryTime.
You can read it here https://agtiglobal.net/, it has all the information about the business

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh5HwG8HLbE

It's not bad and it's actually desirable to grow your own fruits and vegetables, but unless you have a very large garden you will still depend at least partially on others. Also growing something of your own is not as easy as some think, because it takes a lot of time, knowledge, patience and luck.

In addition, if you want to grow in a natural way without all the poisons they use, it will be even more difficult for you considering all the diseases and pests that exist in addition to the fact that the climate has changed significantly and you have to count that at any moment you can lose everything if there is a storm with the addition of hail, or maybe a flash flood.

Of course, this does not mean that you should not try, because tomatoes grown without any chemicals will taste much better than any produced in an industrial way - noting that you also need quality seeds of old varieties that have not been modified in any way.

I have dwelled with this in someway but not through vertical farming but with the use of Hydroponics and there's an actual application of Hydroponics in vertical farming. It's like a tube that is vertical with holes and you could space with that.

I'm not sure why it's something with the future because I think it's not with the lack of land because of course, those who are already in the farming and agricultural business have already their space and could provide already. The problem is definitely the increase in population and some environmental problems that we can probably encounter. That's the issue and one thing to do is have more production of food, then the problem shows up.

Vertical farming is definitely one of the solutions for the increasing population.

The only future of farming is the Government, because no matter what method farmers are gonna use, if they lack the support from the government, farming would die eventually. Urbanization is the biggest problem that could eliminate the farming world, and most of all, our mother earth. Global warming and climate change could destroy us all if we're gonna plant buildings instead of trees.

Vertical farming though could only be use to vegetables, and other small fruits. I can't imagine vertical farming with rice and other fruit trees that grows a lot.

For developed countries, of course, agriculture is increasingly sophisticated and they have used vertical methods on organic crops because the results are more optimal and the way of working is increasingly varied, if agriculture cannot increase crop yields, of course this will be a problem every year for farmers, especially some who fail to harvest so they experience losses, so by using the vertical method we can be more consistent and the results will be more for us to get, So now all farmers must be able to find ways so that their crops will be better in the future.

Vertical housing foir the sheeple, and a return to  efficient natural farming methods would be better. Getting rid of inefficient wind and solar farms, and replacing them with farmland would be another healthy option. Oil and coal increased the greening of the world. So called green policies are turning the world grey.

Maybe, but also maybe people will realize that farming is vital for human existence. Tho vertical farming need less land, it's significantly more resource demanding. It requires more tools and equipment, and it also requires much more energy to keep the adjustment of the weather. And we as far as I know we are currently in a stage of saving so many energy as we could, meaning vertical farming is not sustainable, at least for now.

The authors of this article are people who have not traveled the world. Did you wrote this article sitting at their desks with a coffee on their table while searching for materials on the internet relating to vertical farming. I will state categorically that there are more unused or vacant land for farming there are for those that have been occupied by humans.

There is no need to fear as we are not running out of land for farming. The only fear that one should have arr the modified seedlings for growing crops which in some countries the government doesn't see it as a big issue and they allow farmers to use it causing a lot of health challenges. This is what we should be concerned about.

Artificial foods are full of preservatives which are not healthy when consumed by the human body so I don't see a reason why farming will stop because there are still lots of demand for fresh foods. As for the grasshoppers that can infest a farm, I think there is already a solution for it. There must be a season where they can attack the most.

The farmers will only avoid to plant during it and maybe they will burn those grasshoppers and their nests to be able to prevent them next time. Farming isn't easy so yeah not all can do it but it's not a big deal. Not all can be grown on one farm but it can still be grown on the other so again, I see no problem with it.

I have heard about a lot of scientific advances in agricultural development, and as far as I know, every day every country they have research institutions in this field such as the production of high yielding crops, or adapting to difficult environments, although it is understandable that sustainable and organic agriculture could become an important development trend. The use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in agriculture causes many problems for the environment and human health. The development of organic agriculture and different growing methods such as vertical farming, hydroponic farming will gradually become popular to minimize the negative impact on the environment and promote the health of crops. And as it is, the development of urban agriculture and technology in food production may also become an important trend in the future. With urban population growth and growing demand for fresh food, food production in cities can help reduce transportation and storage costs and promote the use of innovative technologies like growing plants in buildings and greenhouses.

Land isn't becoming any lesser, if you travel you'll see lots of land just wasting without any civilization using it for farming. It's only the land developers that are making it look like land is becoming lesser because they want to sell you idea to buy lands before there's non to buy again but I don't think that'll even be possible. We have lands and if they finish we can get some more land by creating artificial land from the sea like island and continue farming.

I have heard of vertical farming and I know it doesn't involved soil, it looks artificial to me and I would not eat food gotten through that form of farming. It mightn't have any disadvantages at the moment but scientist will find something later because vertical farming don't use soil.

OP, I feel you are only speaking of your country or some of the country you know, but in most countries, and partially in the country, there are a lot of lands on which the government is even looking for serious individuals to start a commercial farming system so they could receive some financial grants to help them get some farming tools and machines and fertilizers. In the most rural part of my country, even in my village, some households are still doing local farming, fishing, and hunting, so it's not in every country that land for cultivation is becoming an issue.


And for the fact that there is an alternative to farming, which is the vertical farming system, like you stated, I think it is very good for those countries that lack enough land to cultivate their crops. Another thing to consider is whether farm products that are grown in such a system are 99.9% safe for consumption. I think an aeroponic farming system is similar to the vertical farming system you talked about. I have studied some stuff about Aeroponic farming system, and the rate of food production with that farming system is very fast when compared to land cultivation.

I got a videos below to show what Aeroponic farm looks like.

https://youtu.be/9ck5iEP03g4


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Usually, the government supports farming because it was a helping tool to improve our economic system. There are many programs that support farmers in order to survive from the increasing materials needed and to keep farming. That is why I'd still see Farming will continue and be improved. In fact, in some countries, the government is very focused on this as it was considered a big asset knowing that people need supplies to live. Perhaps, we can't do magic in doing foods and so farming is necessary. In fact, we are all encouraged to do backyard farming and many individuals do and even make it a source of income. 

I agree with you. Many people today have lost touch with nature and are not even aware of how good it feels to grow something with your own hands. It can be such a powerful and rewarding experience. Also, growing your own food can create a greater sense of self-sufficiency and promote sustainable living. All I will say is that anyone who has an opportunity to grow something on their own should definitely try. It's not as complicated as it might seem at first glance. After all, people have been doing it for thousands of years.  ;)

I've seen this in a textbook back when I was grade 4, surprised that it's still not as ubiquitous as I thought it would be even though the only downside there is to using this vertical farming method is that it's gonna take some effort. In any case I've seen people use this form of farming especially in countries where the soil quality depletes fast and the only saving grace they could use is to employ this run down method or a derivative of it. In the Philippines which is an agricultural country they use rice terraces which is basically like this but with the added benefit of storm control which is something that vertical farming is a little susceptible to. But it requires cultivating an elevated area into farming so there's that. In any case if the agricultural sector is attended to and people put their minds and their efforts into creating solutions to the growing problem of soil quality depletion there are so much methods they can use and abuse. It's not a matter of how anymore at this point but when.

It is unfortunate that this type of thing happens, agriculture is very important for the economy of a country and not only for that but also for society in general, it helps increase jobs, reduces poverty... among other significant characteristics, it is That is why sometimes i wonder why they discredit such a productive activity and which, in my opinion, should be extremely demanding...  urban planning is destroying the essence of nature and its potential, i understand those who seek a better life in the city with jobs that supposedly will provide them with a better quality of life when in reality if they start looking for another point of view, the earth offers us all those possibilities...... and if you can your comment from:


Be true at this time, but the population is growing, the spaces are shrinking and those spaces that were once empty will be converted into other cities, almost completely reducing this activity by not seeing land to cultivate, only to survive...

As long as we aren't planting lots of crops, we can really easily plant them, like eggplant, carrots, ginger, and any kind of leafy vegetable that is easy to plant and grow. Others even just put it in a pot (though it is small, you can still grow it) as they don't have land to plant on; they just put it where the sunlight is, and they also water it on a daily basis. Though sometimes you can get lazy on planting it, when the time comes that you want to do it, do it as it doesn't really require a lot of care needed for it to grow; just leave it there.

Technology wants to make everything easy. Most farmers don't want to put in the required labor to raise healthy crops. Rather they prefer to rely on these scientifically modified seeds and poisonous chemicals to raise fast-growing and bountiful yields. Electric cars and other so-called green energy sources are not what we think they are. It will be very difficult to return to those good old days where farmers are more concerned about the health of their customers than profit making.

We should be concerned because some countries don't have much land like others. So they have to effectively maximize what they have and vertical farming can be an option for them. Large land mass is not an issue but to get fertile lands might be a problem. Global warming which is causing flood and desertification is also a rising global problem. There is a need to devise healthy solutions to the food crisis in some countries.

But the main issue with this is that in regarding peoples laziness when it comes to farming.Some would really be finding this to be a tedious task but its actually really that beneficial if you are really that trying to save out.
Its true that there are really plants which are really that easy to grow even if you do just simply plant it on a pot and providing some sunlight or even could really be done on your own home or even on a small backyard.
In overall people wont really be that caring about such thing because there's still that supply that they could really be able to buy as long they do have the money which they would really be just simply buy it out completely without hassling themselves on planting some plants on their own home and would really be watering it out for themselves and let it grow or they are the ones who would really be farming it out.
They would be mainly thinking that let it leave it into the farmers.

Multi-level greenhouses are no longer a novelty; they are created to optimize the working area and the convenience of their maintenance by workers. I would not say that there is less land, perhaps there are problems with this in small countries, but so far I have not come across the fact that farmers complain that they do not have enough land.

Currently all agricultural fields are competing to be able to get maximum results, then vertical farming is their choice but for some farmers still use the old way so that their yields cannot reach the maximum number, so now is the time for farmers to follow vertical farming because there are so many positive things they can get for example their products can be consistent and greater yields, So it's time to make a change for farmers.

This is the price being paid of the countries that focus on urbanization/modernization over agriculture. Also it’s ok for them to rely on 3rd world country goods because they are getting it on cheap price while they can produce this raw products to a valuable item in the market that gives them more profit than the raw goods supplier.

I think problem will only arise if 3rd world country decided to stop their supply but this will not gonna happened since it’s their main source of income.

This problem is only on a small scale compared to farming as a whole, I understand why this idea makes sense now that the story of farmland is shrinking and researchers Everyone wants to find new ways of spreading, just like some yielding plants produce yields. I remember there was some research in Africa in the past on banana varieties that can bring a lot of starch to help the African people to cultivate and are suitable in quantity and well adapted to the right climate.
article about this resource or you can find it on many other places will also mention: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60074407

So the story of global food is always recognized and appreciated as very important in human life, there are things that are changing more and more making food scarce, but the solutions are still being studied. research because this is a leading issue in society.

Vertical farming can be preferred, but first of all, farmers who do normal farming should be helped. The reason why the farmers no longer do agriculture is that it forces them economically. Agriculture should always be supported by the state. If a farmer sells his product with very little profit, he will not be able to produce that product again. Because the merchant earns more than the farmer. The country I live in has had this problem for years. If the state does not support seeds, drugs, and gasoline, agriculture will end in a short time.

In order for the products to be consistent, the farmers need to be supported financially, not the vertical or normal farming separation. You can't expect yields from gardens that do not use pesticides.

Only old farmers who are unfamiliar with technology still use traditional farming methods without relying on new methods for their agriculture, so they also have to be satisfied with the results that are not optimal. Meanwhile, farmers who are a little smart in growing crops, of course, will always look for alternatives that make it easier for them to get satisfying yields because sometimes methods or efforts to make maximum yields also have to apply methods that are not so easy for farmers to do.

Today, urban land is expensive, scarce, often polluted, and hardly cultivable. Not to mention, even if we shorten the supply chain as much as possible, agricultural products are very perishable. More especially, when we can see that the short-term food shortages during the recent COVID-19 lockdown were most clearly felt among the working class, who make up the vast majority of society, it shows that the sustainable agriculture of the future will not be organic, local, or "natural," but industrialized, scalable, and serving as many people as possible.

I'm not going to translate it, what I think of that article, and please, you don't take it the wrong way but also part of your comment regarding and specifically that the space for cultivation is running out, it is "paja".

There are comments, news, (at the time) where it was said or it is even said that the population of the planet is ending up without space to live, blah, blah, blah, I am writing based on mental memories, so GS, maybe I'll go back and leave here the reference of what I mentioned, but what is relevant here is that saying that there is no land for cultivation, really is "paja".

Perhaps what is relevant is to say that water is a very serious problem for the existing crops and that there are many lands with access to a lot of water that are not used, but again do not say that there is no land, it still has a little less "paja", when you saying that vertical cultivation is the solution.

The manpower needed to do the job is another serious problem and in certain countries, a county like Miami is experiencing it, which implemented a harsh law to prevent hiring immigrants, when they are the ones doing the hard work of harvesting the crops. In Spain, for example, the workforce dedicated to this work is foreign and that is a serious problem for the crop, in short, you don't have to "eat" so much "paja" and worst of all, start joining matrixes who certainly fall for fake news.

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In third-world countries, lots of farmers are not yet exposed to modern farming mechanics like vertical and aeroponic farming systems. They are still believing in the old pattern of farming, which is usually on land, and the reason for that is still because they also have a lot of farm lands that are even wasting away without being cultivated, so even if you try to talk about vertical farming, they will also tell you that they have lands to still cultivate. The major part of the world where this vertical farming system is mostly practised is in the western world, where every land is mostly occupied with houses (lot of building) and roads and there is not much free land for cultivation.


But truth be told, there is usually more food production in vertical farming than in land cultivation.



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Real estate is taking the order of the day and been used for commercialization and business purposes but still, there is enough land enough to produce food for all in a country if there is enough equipment and machinery also needed for employee and employer labor

Obviously there continues to be urbanization, establishment of new settlements and development of new towns and cities but still, it’s not well enough to put the future of agriculture at an alarming state.
Food is not a do without and over time, researchers through genetic engineering continue to engineer breeds that would produce food all year round and in great quantity too.

This is out of an understating of the needing population but then, land to cultivate it is hardly the problem as it is, just willing hands to venture into the field.

The thing is.... urban farming is too small to replace commercial farming. Yes, people can have green houses on the roof top of buildings, but it is only for subsistence farming. (You find this in rural Africa and some third world countries, where they only produce enough food for their own family and not for the rest of the population)

I think the future of farming is in the cultivation of food that needs less space, but with the same output. We now have farmers that are farming with insects as an alternative protein to meat (Cows/Sheep..) It takes a lot less space ...but it yields the same protein as meat.

         When the state ignores farmers, this is a fairly common problem in many countries. They left people not only without support, but also tearing three skins from them. Is this allowed?
         In my country, the price of fuel is constantly rising. Is there any chance, under such a condition, of leaving prices for agricultural products without an increase? A rhetorical question. So far they have not been able to resolve this issue. It is sad to watch how vast areas of the earth are tritely idle.

It's easier said than done. Importation of agricultural goods will increase the inflation of food items which is at detriment of the poor and average citizens. The purpose of farming is to have something to feed on after harvesting and I don't think there's problem if people are able to farm for self consumption. Everyone should engage in mini farming to feed themselves.

 
How convenient and effective do you think this can be? Considering the cost of transportation, the danger associated with transportation and the cost of farm maintenance from the clearing to harvesting. At the end of the day, you'll overspend on the farm with less harvest.

No matter the rate of urbanisation, there is still enough land space for farming. Besides farms are not known to be situated at the peak of the municipal. It is always in the rural dwellings that farms are situated. There is also good road network to link the rural dwellers to the city.

Many countries are going the way of agriculture, and the ones already in agriculture are improving. Urbanisation needs to have equal level of agriculture to match it, because if not so, the country will depend more on importation.

I think vertical farming is a pretty cool concept! It addresses the challenge of decreasing land availability and offers a sustainable solution for increasing food production. The benefits, like consistent crop production, optimal space usage, and reduced water and chemical usage, make it an attractive option. Plus, cutting down on transportation costs and promoting biodiversity are added bonuses. It definitely has the potential to be the future of farming.

Yeah the farming of termites as protein is growing gradually and the market for it in Africa is booming. However livestocks like cow and sheep are on high demand lots of people prefer to eat them regardless of the increase in price of such proteins. As for Vertical farming, a good number of households have a garden for farming some vegetables and roots for their own consumption, which also saves them money. Running such a farming system for a large amount of people or community can be very expensive to maintain in terms of maintenance.

One of the downsides of vertical farming is that the chemicals used on it still need to be sprayed, which means that it still needs to be sprayed chemically to make it grow more because we know that the space of the soil is not that huge, unlike in the open area, but there will be fewer pests that will try to eat the crops, which we mostly noticed in those open areas. Also, it needs to be taken care of, but it is very comfortable. Let's say you just put it in your garage, and you can just take care of it.

I watched a couple of videos on youtube that did some indoor farming with UV lighting and monitored by a machine. Maybe in the future, there will be dozen of these especially in countries that have 4 seasons or harsh environments.

There is also a technique called Avrivoltaic "Agrivoltaics, agrophotovoltaics, agrisolar, or dual-use solar is the simultaneous use of areas of land for both solar panels and agriculture.[1] Because solar panels and crops must share the sunlight,[2] the design of agrivoltaic facilities may require trading off such objectives as optimizing crop yield, crop quality, and energy production. In some cases crop yield increases due to the shade of the solar panels mitigating some of the stress on plants caused by high temperatures and UV damage.[3]" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrivoltaics

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Vertical farming is getting to a very very profitable period. There are some stuff you can't farm with this method, not all food could be done this way, but the ones that can be done will be done like this without a doubt. It just requires a hefty capital to make it big, but if you want to have a very small land, and a very profitable business, you can literally do this and have the best crops and best profits as well.

I have a friend who does this with tomatos for many years now, almost 6 years, and he redid the place probably either 3 or 4 times so far, technology keeps getting developed that fast on vertical farming, and he did all of it with his profits and kept growing it bigger and bigger all the time. It really works, there is no doubt about it.

For many countries, agriculture remains an important sector of the economy. Agricultural development contributes to improving people's living standards, creating jobs, and ensuring social security. Investment in agriculture and agricultural upgrading is needed to meet domestic demand and reduce dependence on imports.

Supporting agricultural development in an urbanized environment may require investments in innovative technologies, such as urban or home-grown farming and hydroponics. This can help develop urban space and increase the city's food self-sufficiency, ensuring stable agricultural development without negative impacts on the environment.

No at the stage of agreeing or not relating to the future of vertical Agriculture in the future, but the availability of land that is trying to be converted causes several obstacles to be implemented. Agricultural experts are trying a new format in the field of agriculture for land conversion solutions. The effect can be precise if managed properly and it also takes a long process to teach it to the common people. The six points you cited do have a positive side to their function, but can optimization for ordinary people who still use traditional Agriculture methods work as expected.

Land use change is increasing and human resources in vertical Farming have not been fully tested in several areas. Accuracy regarding vertical Agriculture will work well as long as socialization can be applied correctly, so that people can use this farming system to the fullest.

We are all free to use the land we were given however we see fit. It is up to each individual to decide whether to use their land for investment in real estate or for agricultural purposes. Additionally, they enjoy doing things that will help them and that they have ideas for.

A person doesn't get into the real estate business because they don't care about the environment; rather, they do it to make money. In the same way, you want to invest in farmland by purchasing land plots. It all comes down to making decisions that will benefit you and your knowledge. 

Necessity is the mother of invention. We are still not at that point where we are out of farming lands. But the situation is quite tough now NGL. Vertical farming could be a solution to this. People will come up with more ideas to maximize farming. To be honest, farming has a great impact on the economy. If your country can produce enough food, then life will be much easy.

Food is the most essential substance in our life. We consume food every day no matter what. So focusing on that will be the best for everyone. But in order to make life easy, we do need other industries too. So I am not against urbanization if people can find more ways to maximize farming. Vertical farming is one step towards that. But in the future, we may see more ways to do it more efficiently.

There is obviously enough land for agriculture in every country at present, but these problems of extreme urbanization will occur in the future when the lands that are now used for farming will be used for buildings or factories where people will either live or have their work set up, we have been seeing this happening with forests already where forests are cut down only so that there can be more urbanization and industrialization which is dangerous for the long run.

Humans can't survive without nature but humans are cutting down nature themselves that too in an alarming rate. So, just like the ozone layer is in danger of getting destroyed, we will have farming problems at very extreme levels in the future due to the increasing population of the world.

In India last 70 or 80 years many achievements are there, we have build businesses, we have build industries, our scientists are going to mars but of all these things. The most significant achievements for us is that our poor farmer without any infrastructure without technology just with traditional knowledge, he's been feeding over a billion people, this is not a small thing. To help them government is taking initiative introducing them with new technology like drone, tractors etc, which can be give them boost on farming.

From the point of view of agricultural technology, it is highly recommended to familiarize yourself with this sector of the economy of Israel and the Netherlands ! Although the Netherlands has enough land, but they have long been developing technologies that can multiply the yield from 1 square meter of land. In Israel the land is not good at all, I mean fertile land. And Israel not only feeds its population with its products, but also exports! And this is all thanks to high technology in the field of agriculture.
Now even in Ukraine, where there is a lot of fertile land, many agricultural companies are beginning to study and adopt the experience of the Netherlands and Israel, in order to maximize the effective use of available land resources!

Maximizing the farming/ agricultural section will always help a nation no matter what. Agricultural development will also help the economy and that's the reason why everyone should focus on this. A development like this needs to be done. Climate changes is a thing that is growing rapidly and will effect the whole world. So in order to tackle that, we need to develop a technology that will help us to grow food in any given condition.

As I said, in the future we will see more advanced technology and developments. It will become a necessity in couple of years I guess. It is a big issue and it needs to be solved.

Food is probably overlooked as a resource but it is one of the most important, how many empires and societies have fallen through history as the leaders at the top were unable to secure enough food for their people? Now this fear seems to have disappeared in many countries due to the improvements on the fertilizers, seeds and machinery used for agriculture, but with fresh water becoming more scarce and the reduction of arable land then we need to find ways to feed the growing population around the world.

You're right. Indeed, we march relentlessly toward urban jungles where wheat and grain fields are fossils. You've pinpointed our looming crisis: our unquenchable appetite for development destroying our lifelines. This ferocious desire recalls Sisyphus, who was doomed to roll a boulder up a hill and watch it roll back down forever. Don't be pessimistic. Isn't knowledge power? Understanding these challenges helps solve them. Instead than painting an apocalyptic future, let's use this information to innovate. What's next after vertical farming and lab-grown meat?

Right now here in country there are still a lot of land that is enough for agriculture, but there are people choose to do the vertical farming. Vertical farming is a good idea. The problem with agricultural land farming is the capital that will be used by the farmers to be able to grow their crops. Since I am living in a not so progressive country, the farmers need enough funds to be able to purchase crops and grow them. Other farmers are waiting for the aide of government to help them in their farming. As i heard there are government projects that gives the farmers seeds and seedlings to be able to start farming. The benefit of vertical farming is can help produce more crops and also it can save us from using any pesticides because the surroundings is under our control. So i agree in the future of Vertical farming.

sad to say this is not the case to most of the country. here in ours, i’ll hide it in name of Philippines, it’s the other way around. Philippines is very rich of its agriculture, lands are never been a problem It’s how they maximize it and how the government support the local farmers. Sad to say, the government do import goods from China instead of developing farmlands. Local farmers are being left behind and foods are increasingly expensive. The coubtry which is supposed to be producers turned out to be the biggest consumer.

The Editors of this article or should I say whoever edited the article must have narrowed his or her findings Vertical farming is a great idea no arguments, but he should travel round the world to see for themselves. There so much unused arable lands for farming.
With vertical farming, your crops can be monitored closely. Those who praticalize it have mostly found it interesting because it does help them in managing the limited space they have or to grow a particular rare seed.

Since it has to do with Urbanization, there'll be a lot of crops grown in urban areas and they won't stress so much to with transportation to get this moved around the urbanized environment. It's just that you as a farmer or group of farmers would find it difficult to meet up with the higher demads as the world population increases.  

In Africa, Rwanda have been a great nation when it comes to farming, same goes to Zimbabweans, I've seen cool video clips of green house farming to prevent fumes in the air affecting the crops. They're very good when it comes to tea and coffee productions.

It'll also be advice we take note of what we eat, lately, Bill Gates, laboratory products have been found toxic to the human body by the United States Department of Agriculture. I hope we be save as they also try to reduce the world population from what we eat.

India has enormous contributions in global science and technology, they are sending Chandrayaan-3 which is there latest space mission. Despite all these achievements our dependency on food grown out of land will not lessen rather it will increase. India has population of 1.5 billion and most of them are vegetarian so they continuously need supply of land grown vegetables. With increase in urbanisation, land available for cultivation is getting smaller and smaller and this is something all countries should think and address.

Now more and more agricultural land is changing its function into residential, industrial or other functions, in cities it is increasingly difficult to see agriculture so that the impact on agricultural commodity prices is getting more expensive, now there are more and more positive ideas for farming on narrow land, for example using the roofs of houses to grow productive vegetables or fruit .

looking at the fact that we all work is actually for one primary reason which is to feed, without food the body becomes sick, and like you said I don't think at this stage we have difficulty with lands for farming, we have very few people going into agriculture these days, the food supply is gradually dropping, and another thing have noticed with the food supply is that too many improved products that have serious health effects so not even everyone can afford the improved seeds and also I think vertical farming its also a good call but there are limitation to even when it comes to setting it up, and I think we should start encouraging people to start farming farming and to use less improved seeds and to go for more natural thing at least the quantity of the farm does not matter even if its small.

Food is more important in our society today, if their is no farm land their is also no local markets or international markets too, if you should ask me anything about farming I will tell you that farming is the most important thing in life but without farming we can't survive.
Some countries don't have enough land, country like Dubai, they don't have enough land thats why they fill-up some part of their rivers so they can build furnitured houses on it but when you come to 9ja (Nigeria) we have plenty of lands that are been waisted most companies from abroad come to Nigeria because we have enough lands, only Lagos State don't have much land because the population overe there is much and they can't farm but if you go to the North Nigeria they have farm land that only one person have about 200 plots of lands and over their lands are not cost you can own a plot of land with $700.
Without farming we can't survive.

As far as I know, vertical/glass farming is prioritized and carried out by many companies that manage vertical/glass farming, this cannot be done in all countries, depending on certain regions and places, not all of them and cannot be determined as future farmers.

The economic factor of vertical/glass agriculture, too expensive, can't be done by ordinary farmers, there must be a company that supports the economy to develop it, starting from glass facilities, water, seeds, fertilizers and so on, costs are more expensive, usually vertical/glass farming products are supplied to malls or supermarkets selling prices are also higher than natural farming products.

There are several vertical/glass farming companies, which went bankrupt and were unable to finance so that the land was abandoned due to unstable market demand, people prefer traditional farming products, for that I am not sure that vertical/glass farming can be made into farmers' land in the future, the processing costs are more expensive than the market selling price.

Many agricultural commodities such as corn, soybeans, meat, eggs and many more must be imported from other countries, when 15 or 20 years ago my country exports the commodity, and of course this is a sad fact, this is because of the many agricultural land that changes functions become an apartment building, park, tourist attractions and so on. Naturally, if the price of agricultural materials is more expensive.

Currently, as the world's population increases, the amount of land used for agriculture is decreasing. And due to the decrease in the amount of land, food shortages are occurring in different countries. At the ever increasing rate of population, in a few years the land suitable for agricultural purposes will disappear completely. But nowadays there are very few open spaces available in urban areas due to overcrowding everywhere land is shrinking which makes farming very difficult. But looking at one aspect, it is understood that in rural areas, for agricultural work and cultivation, farmers grow crops on a lot of land. In urban areas no land can be found for cultivation but in rural areas there is enough land for cultivation. And if we think about the population of the world at present, maybe after a few hundred years, there will not be any land for cultivation, all places will be populated.

Without food human beings can't live for long so yes farming is very important because it is farming that brings about the food that we consume. Without agriculture we won't have gotten the other byproduct that's use for other products. Some countries have lands more than others but aren't using it effectively like Nigeria while others country are looking for new and innovative ways to farm and that's why we have vertical farming in Asian countries.

Countries that take farming very serious and invest into tools that can be used to achieve commercial farming will benefit in the future as they won't have food scarcity and earn revenue from exportation of food. Some countries are losing focused in farming which is bad.

The government needs to make farming an encouraged business to do for the people and they must also focus on this agricultural aspect because that's the sole dependent of economy markets and human sustainability, farming must be done both on the rural and urban settings, a country must bot be too dependent on importation of food items from other countries when they are meant to encourage their young adults to engage in farming by making adequate provisions for their start up needs to encourage them venture into farming, this will help the country eradicate poverty, hunger and disease, other countries may also depends on their productions.

It's sad to see what used to be an exporting country and now an importing country, agricultural land is getting narrower coupled with human resources who are less enthusiastic about farming, especially for young people, because they think farming is not a cool job. therefore, with the development of technology, in terms of production, the government should encourage agricultural technology that can increase production even though agricultural land is decreasing. or in my country where large areas can open up land for the development of agricultural areas

Some people still only consider their prestige in life so they don't want to work on existing agricultural land and there are even some people who are willing to sell agricultural land to buy other buildings that they don't use to make any production. That is why several exporting countries have previously become importing countries at this point and I am not at all surprised by this because now most people prefer to work in a relaxed manner without wanting to work harder due to the prestige being considered.

The is timely topic that is on point. There are many arguments and debates about whether organic food is really healthy or safe. It is not in my place to join the argument but my say on this is that we know that many of the so called farm veggies circulating in the western markets are all inorganic. They have been "forced" to grow a certain way, under certain conditions, with certain chemicals so that they look and taste how they want. One of the root causes of degenerative diseases aside hereditary is the food. Most of these inorganic food are unhealthy, they are making people obsese, causing a lot of heart and health problem. I sincerely fear for the future of farming in the west because nobody seems to care. All the health organization are getting funding from these unethical farmers so they keep my lips shut. If you want organic food plant them in your farm with your own hands.

I'm in so much love crops that gets it sunlight from the sun directly and enough manured soil not the the soil filled with chemicals which are unfriendly to the human organs when consumed. Lately, people do whatever it takes to survive even if affects them fellow humans.
I so much love it when it comes to growing my own crops, ( Waterleafs, Cassava, Melon, Yam, Plantains, Avocados, Papaya and Banana )

At times I wish I can make supplies and solve that for the west, because due to this war they've had shortage of what they import from Russia n Ukraine. We can provide solutions for the west. Africans have enough arable lands for farming, but they lack equipment to crop's and lack's money to fund for seeds. They can form a partnership between themselves and transportation wouldn't be difficult to achieve too. The news I read lately about Bill Gate burst my internal bubbles, what's produced in his lab are extremely harmful to the human body but yet, I still ain't see nobody tackling the MF!

The solution is so simple and yet people do not look for it, just don't tax them for their income and that's it. However, we also need to be done with all this huge farms to feed a nation thing, it's just getting boring, and the land we have in every nation is enough to actually be sheltering everyone as well, and we can produce cars for every single person who wants it, and we can do railways and bus stops everywhere for free. People are not realizing this and that makes me insanely angry.

We are spending billions, even trillions on tax as a world, and what do we get in return? Idiotic things, hell war is still a thing, how primitive is that. Just have a town size warehouse filled with vertical farming and you feed a whole nation, costs less than a billion dollars per year, it's real and it's there and yet we don't do it.

Now, what you're describing is going to take more and more momentum. China has huge problems, and now China is trying hard to force neighboring countries to buy Chinese products.... save china with your wallets. Many governments are supporting this, probably through corruption schemes. China even managed to "persuade" the BRICS countries to switch to the yuan, although they promised a market for local currencies of the participating countries. But China's supporters are trying to beat into everyone's heads that "it's all the dollar's fault", purely to cover up the rescue of China's economy.... It is a pity that your country suffers from populism and lies. the Chinese domination must be stopped, the yuanization of the world is a real evil!

People will do anything in order to make money, if they can make a lot money in agriculture, they wouldn't sell their lands and work in someone companies. Prestige could be one of many reasons, but it's not really the main reason. I believe there are many risks or reasons why they're not continue their farm.

There's no problem if exporting countries become importing countries, this mean the other countries are better for farming about the cost, effectiveness, weather etc, while importing countries are make money from other sectors.

The sad thing about this is that some countries that have agriculture as the center of their food and economic system is receiving little to no help from their own government. Moreover, many of the farming lands are rapidly being bought and used for industrial development. Due to this many farmers are choosing to do other jobs.

This is exactly what's happening here in our country. I live in Bangladesh and we are very much an agricultural country. But recently we are suffering a lot due to inflation. It's a cycle that has been going on. The price of other goods is affecting all the industry. Especially the farming sector. Farmers are selling goods at low prices, then the people running the syndicates are buying them and then storing them to increase the price and sell them at higher prices later. And you can understand the effects of inflation already. In order to buy other goods the farmers are paying so much that they are unable to buy farming items later on. This cycle is decreasing farming for the farmers. In order to survive, farmers are moving towards other works. This is making it so hard for everyone. And yes, the government is doing nothing about it.

This process works well for producing lettuce. It can produce a fully mature crop from seed in 4 or 5 weeks. The heads of lettuce are small and compact. Their root systems are small making it easy to cluster a high density of them within a small volume of space. There are many successful pilot programs which have demonstrated the viability of this approach in real world application.

However, this approach may not scale to suit agricultural production of other crops. There is an open question as to whether staple foods like corn, wheat or rice - which satisfy a majority of the worlds demands can be produced using these methods.

Vertical farming can slightly improve the food problem in the city, but in general it will not solve the problem. It is necessary to rationally use the lands that are suitable for agriculture. But the problem with food vseravno will exist. After all, the population of the planet is increasing, and the area of fertile land is constantly decreasing for various reasons. The only hope is for the further development of technologies that will make it possible to obtain food in non-traditional ways.

But it is still a solution, even for a small time, to produce your own food or the possibility that anyone can plant plants in the city that produce food, but in the long run we still need huge acres of land to be able to plant crops and harvest tons of them so that people can eat them. That is why it is better to somewhat lessen our food waste so that others can eat too.

So far, there has been no right solution for global development, which has disrupted many of the dawn's lands because of buildings or infrastructure built by a country to accommodate the world's increasingly dense population. Vertical farming is indeed quite effective, but it is unable to meet large needs .
I think maybe in the future there will be a solution for this when there is a shortage of food, for sure there will be a solution or a way out.

According to the data of the World Bank, the population is increasing every year at a large rate, due to the increase in population, due to the construction of their new residences, agricultural land or forest areas are being made suitable for human habitation, as a result, the amount of agricultural land in the world is decreasing day by day and the amount of vegetation is decreasing, resulting in global warming.  is going and the amount of oxygen is decreasing. To come out of this problem, experts are recommending extensive planting of trees and alternative farming methods. Alternative farming methods generally refer to greenhouse farming. As the temperature and humidity can be controlled naturally in the greenhouse process, it is possible to get more yield in this process. But this process is not yet widely accepted globally, people are still not using this technology much. If people use this technology, the pressure of growing crops on the agricultural land will be reduced a lot.

 Vertical farming may have a lot of benefits but It is not yet  the future of farming as it would require high cost of operations to yield a quantity of produce that would pale in comparison to conventional farming methods especially in areas with natural irrigation, to my best of knowledge yes
Vertical farming is already being practiced in many parts of the world for example the States, it has a whole lot of advantages compared to it's demerits, really because it saves land which is used for other purpose, though the main problem here is cost of setting it up which is hindering some countries especially developing ones, but it has many advantages like,
Reduction of usage of water
Larger output
And many others.
 So I think with this advantages it has, it would be adopted by so many countries with time, and be the future of farming, however it’s a myth that humans can urbanize the entire world, according to a study by Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek, 1679 the earth can support a total of 13.4billion people, roughly double our number today, other studies have published values in later years ranging to 20billion, which means that there will still be enough land for conventional farming methods.

It's really unfortunate that something like this could happen to a country that used to be an exporter, now it's becoming an importer. Maybe there needs to be an effort from the government to develop young people in agriculture, if someone thinks farming is not a cool job then that's wrong, in my opinion now farming using sophisticated technology is very different from before.

the main factor that must be addressed is a cleaner government so that people can think about the importance of human resources, therefore even though they are blessed with abundant natural resources, if they do not have good human resources, then it will be in vain. to make a better government is not easy because there are politicians who are sometimes more selfish or group concerned, so this can hinder the development of a country

Totally situational and just like you have mentioned about different types of government on a certain place or country then it would neither be that mindful about on things on their vicinity or not or having that selfish act.
There are lots of factors which would really be able to affect out countries economic status or condition and this is why it is really that basing up on how things been handled and on what are the innovations that would be applied for the better good. Speaking about future of farming then we do know that innovations and progress in terms of ways or methods cant really be stopped or would really be able to develop and discover.
Doesnt matter on what would be the methods as long it would really be beneficial to humanity then progress isnt something that could be stopped nor really be that inevitable i should say.

Vertical farming is indeed a promising concept and it can potentially address the challenge of land scarcity resulting from urbanization specially in developed countries. However, it is important to acknowledge that there is still substantial amount of land  available that can be utilized  for crops cultivation by investing in land preparation making investment on land preparation and arranging energy resources to support modern farming practices.

The developed countries should take initiative to make investment in underprivileged countries, not only to uplift the lives of the people but also address issue of food shortage.

Vertical farming is a good thing. It maximises crop production in limited urban spaces, reduces the need for land and water resources, minimises pesticide use & provides local, fresh produce all year round. Vertical farming has the potential to address food security issues by increasing food production in highly populated areas and reduces transportation costs associated with long distance food distribution.

Vertical farming is a truly extraordinary innovation, just imagine that in an area of 5 meters you can produce 4x as much agricultural output or more depending on how many layers of levels you make, so far vertical farming innovations have really helped people who like farming in urban areas who are already densely populated.

but it takes extra work to be able to develop vertical farming and the technology used is not like ordinary farming, farmers must upgrade their knowledge about the best way to look after plants that are built on vertical farming land, apart from vertical farming, hydroponic farming is also is good innovation, in my city there are many farmers who develop hydroponic farming and make good money every time they harvest ^{(depending on what type of plants they plant)}

honestly I think about this so many time, I think so many various technique to maximize the land utilization. there are some plant that only need certain amount of light. vertical farming maybe the solution keep the food supply enough. actually I think about vertical farm for azolla, which we can use it as food for chicken. Azolla is very short plant which need many sun light, but if we can layer it in many number then we can produce many of it. the problem is the light, I don't know how to provide cheap light for it. If we can do this then we can increase the production of chicken meat.

urbanization has become a tradition for people around the world who want to change their fate in urban areas, the more people there are in urban areas, the less available vacant land will be. Agricultural space is still very wide in rural areas, people in urban areas can bring organic food from agricultural products in rural areas.
The community's economy will increase when the demand for organic food increases, farmers are increasingly active in growing crops that can be consumed as staple food. Vertical Agriculture will never be able to achieve the targets needed by people in urban areas, it needs a supply of organic food reserves that must be imported from the countryside or even the government must adopt a policy of importing food from other countries.

Vertical farming could be a reality right now, but I don't know the reason why it's still not happening in large scale. There could be whole twenty floors buildings producing food in real time on its walled sides, fully automatized. Imagine how cheap food could be if this method were heavily implemented on the big urban centers.

Maybe it's just that our societies don't see an urgency on adopting this. Traditional farming methods must be being enough for almost 8 billion people in the world yet. Who know once we reach 16 billion or so the approach regards farming methods start changing.

In my country the farming conditions are very sad because now a lot of agricultural products are imported, this is because my country has the ambition to become an industrial country so that a lot of agricultural land has changed into settlements, industrial areas and so on, of course this makes food prices more expensive.

Yes, this is what happened in my country Indonesia. I am the son of a farmer. And being a farmer is very hard, having to work under the scorching heat every day is tough, and it's impossible for today's youth to be like that. Not to mention when the harvest price of rice immediately fell. Oh shit!! Farmers are really national heroes but there is no appreciation in my country.

It seems that regeneration has been wrongly taught since the beginning of school. like in school teachers motivate their students more so that one day they can get a decent job like in an elite office or pursue their goals, actually there's nothing wrong either. It's just that it's very unfortunate that in an agricultural country with fertile soil, teachers ignore the importance of knowledge about agriculture, so that makes them not interested in becoming people who are aware of the future of food in Indonesia. yes, hopefully there is an elegant solution that can solve problems like this in every country so that agriculture is indeed the future of all mankind.

In our formal farming systems, we used our physical energy and power to work in our farm land, but these days we all rely on chemicals substance that why we can no longer manage our farm land and that is why we need physical energy. The reason why land is getting less in fatal in teams of production is because when the reproduction is more than two to three teams in a particular piece of land the manual of the land will be very weak in sense that the seed will not germinate very well.

You sort of contradicted yourself at the end of your post. At the beginning you condemned the use of chemicals on land or farm and at the end you identified that not rotating farm is responsible for low harvest. Therein is the issue of chemicals and why it is important to help farm products to grow faster. If fertilizer is applied in a particular land during cultivation and fertilizer is not applied in the second farm, the former will grow faster and produce good fruit. Chemicals are used to support farm and that will help to increase the quantity of farm produce.

Every country is also facing the same challenge the cost of venturing into agriculture is actually very expensive and so many factors affecting the production of food every country with there own factors like mine now it is about cost and then insecurity, even flood destroyed a lot of crops and with all these factors contributed to food shortage and I see a lot of people making a suggestion about vertical farming and another great improvement in agriculture, without food there will no anyone surviving and the problem I have with this future farming is a too much-improved seed.

Changing things that have become habits is not an easy thing, we have to start from the smallest scope first, like we have to teach our children first. Selfish politicians can influence the field of government, but with efforts to change the next generation for the better, maybe we can see more honest politicians in the future.

And I agree, we can start with ourselves and our family. If we want better and more honest politicians then let us start raising our kids like that, more so we can teach our kids to know who to vote and to do it selflessly for the country. Every change we want to see should start within the comfort of ourselves and our homes. Start small then those small changes will contribute to a bigger change and setting. Sooner or later we'll see these changes take effect, maybe not for us but for the future generation.

So far, vertical farming is very suitable in urban areas because of limited land. Because of the perceived benefits of this Innovation besides using less land it also uses less water. Because if we talk about water, this vertical farming innovation reuses water and nutrients so it doesn't produce excessive waste.

Another advantage of this innovation method can also reduce air pollution because it can be done in urban areas, meaning there is no need for trucks to transport crops over long distances. Pesticides are also unnecessary for vertical farming as vertical farms tend to be indoors, which is a pest free and weather resistant environment. The two distinct advantages of this Innovation are better air quality, fresher vegetables and less greenhouse gas emissions. But of all these advantages, the best thing is that this innovation capability is more measurable compared to agriculture in general. But so far, this innovation is not suitable to be applied where I live because I live in a village where the land for gardening is still very large.

I can recall when I was young, our generation really saw those vote-buying tactics and the way those politicians tried to persuade our parents to vote them by giving food and money, which at first we thought were really good and our parents were happy, which is why they were voting them, but as time went on and we were able to understand how corrupt and bad those politicians were, and that vote-buying was somewhat not working right now as people got smarter, but still there were people who voted them because of money, but if we were just made aware of those things and not easily persuaded by those politicians, we would be electing a politician that is good.

And when you already know that with these two or three teams, the soil can have weaknesses that can impact seed growth. You should also have found a better solution for this or you can simply revert to the old method when the yields were very high. Because now there are a lot of agricultural tools and part of it is to help farmers not to exert excessive physical effort, so besides you have to consider the problem of growing your own plant seeds, you also have to look at tools that can make you lighter in using your own power for it.

Farming is an essential means of survival in our different countries with which the world wide is dependent on, it also is a stimulator of production by cultivating crops and raising livestocks.
But recently in our different rural areas there seem to be very poor and ineffective means if farming as lands meant for farming are being used for infrastructural buildings and developments which is affecting the farming production process.
Farming contributes to the Production of food and raw materials, which in turn can stimulate the economic growth and development,do I'll advise dat those land spaces are being reserved for their purpose.

If we want to make a business then the best thing is in agriculture, the price of agricultural materials which continues to increase is a good opportunity that the future of agricultural products will always increase, moreover more and more agricultural land is lost or changing its function so that opportunities and competition in agriculture are very promising .

It's true, the agricultural sector is always needed to support human life in terms of food, especially now that agricultural land is getting narrower along with the need for housing. and of course the need for human food cannot be avoided, therefore the defense sector is increasingly important, and must increase in terms of quality and quantity, in line with the increasingly advanced human mindset in terms of hygiene and the increasing number of people

Investing in agriculture will indeed be very profitable if we can manage it properly. If it is said that there is less and less agricultural land that can be used for farming, maybe this has not happened where I live. because there is still a lot of land that has not been used for farming, maybe there is a lack of awareness among the people that farming can also be very profitable for them.

That is really the problem because people also need housing, and we know that the agricultural sector before turned into housing as most of the farmers sold it off because it got too expensive to plant crops. We should really support the agricultural sector mostly right now that those fertilizers are getting expensive and the price right now is also too high when buying raw foods, and the biggest problem is that those farmers are mostly not getting any profit as they sell it off cheap but when it arrives in the market it gets expensive.

The welfare of farmers is indeed often ignored by the government of a country, in fact the purchase price of agricultural products is also regulated by government policies, almost no farmers are rich so they seem to cut the ropes of this work for their children in the future.
Problems like this can only be overcome with policies implemented by the government.
But the rest for entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector or farmers is still quite effective to do, it doesn't promise many benefits but I think technically there is almost no risk because agricultural needs are always needed by humans.

What is also affecting the welfare of the farmers are those who keep buying their lands for such a small amount and then hiring them to work as farmers, after that they will only give such small payments to the hardworking farmers. Some of those land buyers, on the other hand, transform the lands into subdivisions or commercial facilities making it difficult for both farmers and the general public to have access to food as more and more agricultural space are being bought. 

I think they should be taught well about agriculture, then their interest in agriculture will increase and they will cultivate it so that no land is wasted. Agriculture is the main lifeblood of the country's economy food security depends on agricultural production. Ensuring food security for all people in the world is a huge challenge. If the government takes proper steps, the country can be improved only if the profession of most of the people in the village is developed in agriculture. But according to him, agriculture is not only about increasing the yield but also about giving fair price to farmers for their crops and making farmers interested in production with modern science and technology will be the key to success.

If so, I prefer to make a hydroponic system. although it requires greater capital when building a hydroponic system. however to control it would be quicker and could cut costs for the workers. although not as good as natural ecosystems. Because of this we are trying to build an artificial ecosystem. if something is missing can be added.

hydroponic system may become good solutions for this problem bacause not all land is good for farming. also there is an upgrade versions of this that called aquaponic, this method will increase food productions by adding some tank in the existing system of hydroponic. I think farming is the most important industry that we have to support.

While that's the case with some countries, there are countries where the population is too high and landscapes aren't that much, so even if there is a lot of land and spaces available right now, there will surely be more urbanization in the future and there will be a need of more lands as well. It might not happen, but as per the statistics of how the popularity of the world is increasing, it seems there will surely be a need for that in the coming days.

So, those countries which lack lands and spaces for farming might need to think of alternative ways of planting and producing organic food items like vegetables, grains, etc. Vertical farming might be a good solution if it's practiced on a large scale and can have a good success rate.

It's critical to address the root problem, which is population growth and the ensuing demands. We shouldn't foolishly concentrate on Band-Aid fixes and quick fixes. Traditional farming is doomed by high population densities and dwindling agricultural area. There is a crisis in the horizon given the trend of the world's population growth, you are correct

But do you honestly think that simply turning our attention to different farming practices, like vertical farming, will provide the solution we seek? Because they were unable to change with the times, civilizations throughout history have fallen. We are headed for a catastrophic failure if our contemporary cultures continue to only treat symptoms rather than addressing core issues. Instead than relying just on temporary solutions, efficient resource utilization and sustainable planning are urgently needed

I think this depends on your country. There are still good land available in some country where agriculture can be practice. Different challenges are faced by different countries when it comes to agriculture.

It would also be very good if you have the ability to make a hydroponic system around your own home in order to save costs in terms of agriculture, because not everyone can have the ability and knowledge to make the hydroponic system, especially if some people who have land still prefer use the land directly for farming, although the costs may be slightly different from the hydroponic system you are referring to. Because creating a hydroponic system for now will not be so cheap at first.

It really needs to be supported if the agricultural system aims to revive the economy in a country because apart from being able to directly help the common people, it can also help the country which in general will look more prosperous if the government does not import crops from abroad into the country. And besides the hydroponic system which can be a solution because not all land can be suitable for some farms, the hydroponic system can also make some people interested in returning to farming based on their own desires around their homes.

The Vertical Farming Method is indeed effective on limited land. But actually the drawback of this method is that it is more complicated to manage and actually the costs required are also higher. And actually the treatment must be more thorough and require more time than expected. I know this because I have also been in the agricultural sector. The world of agriculture is a field that looks easy but is actually much more complicated when you go directly to the field.
As long as the land is still large enough, still using classic farming is still the best. Because it can save more time because management is not as complicated as vertical farming. But vertical farming is also advantaged when it is done on limited land. basically everything excels in certain conditions.

And in the future when the land is getting narrower, vertical farming is definitely the one that will be used the most.

Many people believe that farming is their future success. I live in a city which of course is very difficult to get land for farming, I use pots to grow some vegetables, chilies, and others, the more difficult the agricultural land, of course, makes the price of agricultural commodities more expensive so that a country that still has a lot of agricultural land will become a country that prosperous.

There are not many agricultural countries in the world, but the farmers are not prosperous because the selling price and price of fertilizer are set by the government. Indeed, the possibility of losses for entrepreneurs or business actors in the agricultural sector is very small, but this does not allow them to become prosperous.
Moreover, currently the price of fertilizer is increasing and the uncertain climate means that crop yields are no longer guaranteed due to global influences.
They do play an important role in the continuity of human life, almost all of us need farmers to produce vegetables for consumption, but I see the future of agriculture and its actors tending to be stable without any increase.

Land has been one of the factor affecting farming system in my area, in area the want of land has been increasing, no land but we have labourers. And also the sale of land is very expensive so not everyone can afford buying a land, both in rural and urban center suffers from this.
But you didn't mention the major factor affecting agriculture, in my country the major factor affecting agriculture is flooding. This flood comes every year and destroys peoples crop and food and destroys poultry farm, and the sales of food becomes expensive

It's true that rates of land are getting higher these days, at least it is the same in the country I live in. Farmers are either forced to sell their lands due to the high maintenance fee they need and land taxes or they resort to borrowing money from either the bank or someone rich (who most likely takes advantage of them, there has been a lot of news regarding this). Additionally, I agree with you regarding problems that are brought about by natural disasters that cause issues regarding crops and the lands. While governments may offer help and assistance to farmers when such an event happens, we cannot ignore the big loss it causes not only to the profit of the farmers but also to the supply we need.

Do you know what the driving force of a city is? Its villages are where farmers grow crops. The city is for administration and industrial purposes while the countryside is to feed the city. Both are equality important so if a country doesn't have enough land to grow crops then they need to import them from outside. This makes a country week to others. Only agriculral based countries can't do infrastructural development because they can not generate enough revenue for the farmers and the government. So there should be a balance between them.

You are actually right.  With vertical farming,  the future of farming/agriculture is secured. But this is not the case in my country. 

In my country country,  there are lands, especially in rural areas but the problem is the agricultural sector have been neglected.  The youths who are major components of the future have diverted their attention to the oil sector and other white collar jobs.

With the fertile lands in my country,  we still import farm products we can cultivate and grow locally.  The future of farming in my country is at stake. Vertical farming is a good innovation in agriculture but how many people are passionate about farming?

As @Pejoh Asu brother says, those who do agricultural work are successful, although he has some opinions on it, those who are farmers can live happily and peacefully for years, if they produce very little of everything like: oil, sugar etc which the farmers You have to buy the things you can't produce. For those who live in the city, vegetables, chillies can be cultivated in a small amount of land if they live in their own house. Because it is possible to cultivate something easily on the roof of the house, which I have seen many people cultivate in this way. But due to the increasing population, the cultivated land is decreasing day by day. But in present day farming some things are required for farming such as organic fertilizers etc. Farming is very expensive nowadays due to rising prices of everything. So it is becoming difficult for farmers to cultivate.

Vertical farming is a technological type of farming in which agricultural products are produced with the help of LED lights. If we look at the factors it shows that in the future vertical farming will be there in abundance. The population of the world is increasing day by day and it creates challenges for us, In the past where 4 people lived in one house now they own their own houses and these real estate contractors Grabe the agriculture place which will be very dangerous for us in the future. The vegetables are grown through natural phenomena and are very organic for us, not creating any diseases and are pure ones but the verticle farming they are prepared in the absence of sun so how it can be healthy for us. Yeah, verticle farming requires less space and also less water but look on the other side it will create a lot of diseases. This is my opinion if I am wrong let me know it will be better for me.

In most of the developing world, there are still large swathes of unused arable land with optimal conditions for farming.

In these areas, it's usually not the land but the costs of production like the price of oil, fertilizer and labor that are limiting production. With better technology to preserve and transport perishable goods, with the help of robots in labor, and with some creative uses of alternative energy sources, I think traditional land based agriculture will see an increase in popularity in the near future...

I think this has something to do with the number of people in your area, so it is very natural that land in your area is expensive because there are many people who need it to use it as income-seeking land. In any region, if the population is increasing, both immigrants and residents who were born there, it will very likely make land prices expensive because the number of interested parties continues to increase.

If the problem is flooding, the authorities in your area should take action quickly so that people in your area no longer experience flooding every year. Because when the root cause of a problem is known, the leaders there must immediately move to find a better solution so that the community does not suffer every year. Especially if you yourself already know that this is the main factor that caused the economy there to collapse.

Yes, it's true, there aren't many agricultural countries, but what is worrying is that many of those who live in agricultural countries still work as farmers, not much attention is being given to the younger generation, even though during this pandemic the sector is very influential, it's just a shame that the government is only looking at This sector is one-sided, there is no significant stimulus from the government in the agricultural sector, fertilizer prices are expensive, and the government does not want to buy the harvest (hold), making it difficult for many farmers to market their harvest. if there are buyers, they buy at prices so low that they don't cover expenses.

Because state leaders do not side with farmers, they cannot control prices and seeds/fertilizers and medicines are handed over to the market so prices are not in favor of farmers. The government should guarantee the facilities provided to farmers and control everything, that way farmers will feel that agriculture has a good future.

thats right, there are actually so many lands that can be taken advantage of for farming but setting up one is tremendous effort.
had there any easier way to set up some farm i'm pretty sure people with huge lands but don't have the capability to set up farm will take advantage of it.
but unfortunately there's none.
such thing like multi level building or facilities for agricultural purpose might not be really needed if equipment for farming is affordable.

It's intriguing to observe how various ideas and techniques may come into play when considering farming's future. Vertical farming's ability to save space and use less resources cannot be overstated. It's about finding balance. Perhaps the future rests in a harmonic combination of traditional farming, vertical farming, and other innovative approaches.

I know land is one of the factors affecting farming but not for all countries there are still countries that have excessive land just that most of this countries lack proper management of this lands, they fail to give more attention to farming, and look at advance countries they have limited land but still look for other means to farm,  introducing new technologies like vertical farming and many more. And people don't even need much labourers this days when it comes to farming since the world is gradually changing and adopting technology in all sectors. And I don't know for other places but like in my own place you can rent a land to farm for just a small amount of money. Even in my country flood and also bandit so there are a lot of factors affecting farming here. But people are developing new ways to tackle this factors.

The space does not become vacant because in my opinion whole family does not move towards urban or rural areas. Now a days unity does not exists and everyone is in Struggle to make their own life by building their own house therefore the concept of joined family is no more exist as that was in previous age.

And one more thing is that all parts of lands are not fertilized and smooth so for making it fertilized there must of lots of expensive efforts and also some people don't allow their land for such activity because they are growing crops for their personal use only while they don't permit it for the purpose of exportation.

In previous time the people were hardworking so they work for getting opportunities to grow crops by their own but now people are more interested in getting food by using their money, previously people use power of hardwork but now people do their work with the power of money therefore the remaining land are still barren.

Interesting information - vertical farming looks promising.
In general, I believe that this is an occupation that will always bring money, it will always be necessary because people can do construction, fashion investments, but in the end, food will always be the most important thing. now there is a crisis in the world and we see many signs that it will only worsen over time, local conflicts occur, the economic situation in the world as a whole continues to deteriorate.
Therefore, you need to bet on what has been and will be, and as I said above, there is farming.

While this may be true, there are a lot of instances (especially for developing countries) wherein farmers aren't the one getting the majority of the profit but the land owners. In fact, more often than not farmers are left with almost nothing's worth of their hard work but less than enough for their everyday meals. As sad as it may be that's the current reality of most farmers.

Here in our country, there is a law that says that when you buy farmland, it is forbidden to turn it into a subdivision or mall in the province. This law is strictly implemented to conserve resources when it comes to food. It's not like before, when anyone who is rich buys hectares of farmland and then just turns it into real estate housing, malls, building businesses, and condominiums.

Because if these businessmen who don't care about the farmers in the fields continue and even destroy the fields, it will affect us. That's why farmers are so important to the farm, actually. And here in our country, all the farmers' debts have been helped by the current administration to pay them off, and they have even been given farmland.

The vertical farming that they did is fine somehow, but for me, it's still different from the natural place to plant, like the real farm or the mountains, because it grows naturally.

Here in our country, farming is highly valued because this is where our food resources really come from in the reality that is happening right now. In other countries, the farms have been built by condominiums or by establishments, which is the reason for the rapid flooding in the city that the business sector thought was not possible, but that's what it really is.

The lack of awareness of the younger generation towards the agricultural sector in an agricultural country will be very detrimental because they have large areas of land that can be used in the agricultural sector and this requires efforts to develop the agricultural sector from the government to educate the younger generation so they can take advantage of the opportunities they have.

If the leaders of an agricultural country do not think about the agricultural sector, those who are in leadership have made mistakes and have not thought about their society so that they only get a small profit from their agricultural products.

Different things will definitely happen when some farmers do their work in different ways in the agricultural sector, because what grows naturally will never be the same as plants that grow because they are fertilized by force. Likewise with the quality produced by plants that grow naturally, those that grow vertically or those that are forcibly fertilized, because those that grow naturally will always be better than anything that grows by force.

In my country, the agricultural sector is still highly valued because it is a source of food that can be harvested every year. So it will continue to be well maintained and preserved by the respective owners so that it can continue to be used every year, especially if the agricultural land owners are still quite happy to enjoy the results of their own agriculture.

Big players are killing small players... and import is killing the small farmers, that's how it's been in Serbia for a long time. Once there were many villages and people who worked there on their farms, today we have many dead villages with only a few inhabitants, and they are mostly older than 60-70 years. So I'm not sure where is the future of farming, but I have a feeling that what we are currently buying is not healthy, who knows where it all comes from and where it's grown...

It is a different story in my country. Terrorist are literally killing farmers. And forcing them to abandon their large acres of land. This results is yearly low agricultural output.

Farmers are forced to grow crops in their backyards. And it can only feed a few hundred people compared to the thousands of people it can feed when they transport it all over the country. This is the story in my country. The future of farmer here depends on how much protection that farmers can receive. They are kidnapped, killed and have been forced to partially or completely abandon their occupation.

I see many countries developing teams to start small hydroponic setups initially doing a lot of trial and error to determine what type of system works best. This is probably one of the most in-depth discussions I've seen in the entire discourse on the future of agriculture and food production, it's truly astonishing on this scale.

This method of farming has been used for years. Traditional farming done right can rebuild the soil, etc. This is not the end game. Different modes of growth can coexist. I personally like both.

I think both should be given the same importance. In many places, both are preferred because it is very difficult to abandon traditional agriculture. For countries with large land areas, there is no point in switching to vertical farming. They need to make the land they use more productive. Agriculture is not valued as much in my country as it used to be. Many of the producers complain and are starting to sell their land due to increasing costs.

Those who engage in agriculture need to be supported by the state. Costs need to be reduced and production needs to increase. It is not a problem to do vertical farming or traditional farming methods, only a solution needs to be found for the increasing costs. Since both methods involve production, my preference would be both methods.

The reason for that is the rising demand for real estate and the increase in the prices of land all around the globe. Agriculture requires land, and those who own land that can be used for agriculture ask for a lot of money to sell the land to those willing to use it to harvest vegetables, wheat, rice, and all sorts of things that they can then sell and earn money from. So, just because the prices of land are increasing over time, only those with a lot of money can actually venture into the agricultural businesses.

Scientists, on the other hand, are working on technologies that can be used to harvest plants and vegetables in a way that would produce more products and consume less land, vertical farming is one method that is used to harvest plants in a way that requires less land space and can produce more vegetables than the size of the land available.

With the application of new method and technologies, everything becomes possible to farming and it's being better and more productive with such application.
I've heard of that method before and I just don't know how many have been testing and trial that for them to see if it's working best on their lands. But that's what should other countries or farmlands do to know if their land is suitable for this method.
Having this method will also give the thought of having a food security for those countries that are reliant to their farmlands.

By your post history I see you are from Nigeria. Is that true? What you described is totally fucked up situation, many times I saw in the news how some "groups" invade vilages and towns, they kill people and kidnap kids...  in 21st century!

Deep sadness... there is no other way to describe how I feel when I read about things like this. I hope you are safe, as well as your family, and I wish this world was/is a safer place for all of us... I think it could be if it weren't for the cursed money and the cursed desire of individuals to be even richer, no matter what!

This is my reality and it is totally fucked up. The results is that food prices have skyrocketed and we have come to accept it.

This is my wish too but if only wishes were horses.

Yes, I agree with what you say, many young people don't want to become a farmer as a profession. To grow a vegetable or fruit, it takes a very long time, and for farming you also have to have sufficient land and water, besides that, there are also many pests that approach the plants we plant. Irrational fertilizer prices and selling prices when harvesting do not meet the criteria make the younger generation reluctant to take up this profession. Yes, the government should step in to improve the prices of farmers, with the government giving special treatment, I am sure that every country is capable of producing various basic commodities in its own country without having to import them from other countries. And more and more people will become farmers with this special treatment.

I have attended training on agriculture held by the government in my area, we were taught about the concept of hydroponic and aquaponic farming, I was very enthusiastic about undergoing the training, I have tried it myself with several small racks and the results are quite satisfying, in my opinion the concept of hydroponics and aquaponics is the future of agriculture, especially as the climate in our world is uncertain, land prices are increasing and there are many plant diseases that continue to emerge.

If you live in an urban area, it is very suitable for farming which can save space and the resources needed are also too much. Maybe now this development is almost being implemented in several countries because there is population density so there is not much space left.

Now Hydroponic farming can become a new profitable hobby. I started growing hydroponically on the terrace of the house and many neighbors were interested. Let's grow hydroponics in a simple way, we will increase food security in our families.

Even if it seems crazy, it's brilliant! People, the world is changing, and we must change with it. We have to be shrewd. Hydroponic agriculture? The future is here, I assure you. It is inventive, efficient, and space-saving. And by starting it on your terrace, you, my friend, are ahead of the game

Population density is increasing, space is decreasing... Math is actually quite easy. Hydroponic farming is one of the solutions we need. Growing plants is important, but it's also important for our economy, future, and food security. What about the curiosity of your neighbors? That is basic human behavior. People are inquisitive; they recognize worth and get intrigued

I didn't read the article, I was just curious about the costs involved in building a vertical farm because I'm sure it's not as easy as doing it on land so the costs can be very high, and I see several people around me doing this but it's just a hobby and it costs money big enough.
But humans must always be open to technological developments including vertical farming, although so far I have seen it only limited to vegetable crops, not wheat or rice, which are the staple food of many people in the world.
However, actually land shortages only occur in urban areas, while rural areas are still available in abundance simply because of climate change which affects agricultural output, and I am quite sure that land farming will still dominate even for decades to come.

Amid the issue of the food crisis that hit the world, what you do is one of the right ideas to maintain small scale food security using the hydroponic method. At present the availability of agricultural land is increasingly narrow, causing resistance to the agricultural sector.

But on a broader scale, agriculture is experiencing a sharp decline. Not only the increasingly narrow land but climate change is also one of the impacts that cause chaos. The food crisis that occurs today is a very crucial issue that continues to be discussed. A number of world leaders are currently concentrating fully to make various efforts so that national food security remains safe.

So I strongly agree if the community has an idea and wants to do something to maintain food security even with a small scale for the fulfillment of his own family like what you have done.

In terms of quality, what grows naturally is much better than what grows vertically or is fertilized by force, but low yields will not make farmers prosperous, so they have to think about their own welfare without compromising quality.
Indeed, the place to plant also influences the results produced, therefore not all areas are suitable for use as agricultural land.

In almost all countries, the agricultural sector is of special concern because it is the main food ingredient for human survival, but not many countries are also able to improve the welfare of farmers so there are not many regulations or price standards that are set so that it benefits farmers, like in my country where where farmers are not very prosperous because fertilizer materials are expensive and the selling prices of their agricultural products tend to be low.

Now people who live in cities are starting to find it difficult to cultivate because there is not enough land, unless everyone wants to turn their yard into a place to grow crops, even though the size may not be that big. And you yourself can also see that the majority of houses in urban areas do not all have adequate yards for farming, so only a small number of people can use their yard area for farming in order to lighten the burden of their own living costs a little.

Maybe you are also really lucky because you have a house where you can use a terrace for hydroponic plants, but for those whose houses don't have a terrace or front yard, it will also be difficult to grow hydroponic plants. So the option is to look for land on the outskirts of the city to be able to do farming and this can only be done by people who have more free time or people who work at someone else's place for half a day. Meanwhile, those who work full time in a place and leave in the morning and return in the afternoon will not have time to take care of any plants for their living.

there is an abundance of land to farm. there is no need to panic.

however city dwellers that have never even seen a field of wheat or a cow in person, only see other buildings. they are the worse people for panic. they worry that if one trade route(road/bridge) becomes unusable then they wont get food.

however the other game being played is the urban real estate developers, they do not want people exiting city centres to buy rural property. so they invent green cities and vertical farming to ease city dwellers mind that although they may live 30miles from the nearest field they want to tell their residents that food is only a neighbour/block away

many will argue there are not enough farmers/farms and countries become dependant on imports.. but that is another game
countries have international strategies where they need to import for political reason. so they subsidise local farmers not to grow crops but instead diversify the land to do other activities

if all farmable land was farmed there would be an abundance of food, causing food prices to crash, so the politicians want to make food be seen as a limited resource because low supply/high demand aids the political profits of world leaders international trade deals

It can be a profitable hobby when you know what to do and as long as you've got enough space to do it. But as a hobby, it really is an enjoyable one when you don't have much space in real farming.

You've got your food to get through it and it saves you money. I've seen a neighborhood not far from my location that did it as a team and everyone is helping each other. It's hard to have that kind of neighborhood though.

I don’t know how best to say this but one thing i know is that, farming is farming and irrespective of the method used, the end product should be having food and I also agree with the fact that urbanization is actively growing and land space for agriculture is therefore getting minimized and as an agriculturist and a farmer, I do support the fact that vertical farming is one of the way out to achieving sustainable farming.

Away from all the op has talked about , I think there are still awhile lot of land yet to be developed in rural environments and I’ve always known that despite agriculture being one of the most popular and oldest profession, it is still undermined as everyone is already moving into digital and there are still a lot of lands for farming.

In some countries, agricultural land is still very large. Even in this world, there is still a lot of land touched by humans. In my country there are still lands that have not been touched by humans before. The trees there are so big. But this invites people who don't love the environment to carry out illegal logging. But actually the land that was previously illegally logged can be used as an agricultural area. But currently the main problem in agriculture is that very few people are interested in becoming farmers and cultivating the land. Even many young people today feel embarrassed when they are told to farm.

Expansion of settlements and reduction of agricultural land cannot be avoided. Because human population and industry continue to grow. But what is more worrying is that the number of farmers is also decreasing faster.

I agree with you that expansion of settlements and reduction of agricultural lands can't be avoided and also the fact that alot of youths don't want to get involved in agriculture but I think there are also several factors hindering youth adoption to agriculture  and farming and one of them is capital, because for one to go into commercial farming, then one must be ready to invest some reasonable amount of money for he or she to achieve their goals else every farming they do might be petty farming and not really productive.

You are totally correct, like in Africa, Nigeria in particular, we have more than enough lands for agriculture but now I have come to observe that the influence of crude has taken over agriculture and this has made more than enough farmers to divert from their farm works to crude side but still there are little farmers that are still doing agriculture farms.

And again, agriculture farms works are not the type of work that one can do without investing big or little money to it, although it depends on the amount or numbers of farm land the farmer want to start with and this days the youths are not even trying to make an attempt to do farm works but only few are into it.

Now, farming had been made easier than ever since the introduction of vertical agricultural farming system, one does not have to go to the rural areas again before hey can achieve a successful farm practices, right from the developed urban areas we can engage with the practice of farming in other for us to have enough food in abundance to eat and give others, this does not end there, there's improved agricultural farm practices in the urban regions through selective varieties of farm produce in a close environment under effici management.

Well there are two major types of agriculture which included the subsistence and commercial agriculture and most people in Nigeria,  practice subsistence agriculture and all they do is produce food for their personal consumption and maybe sell off the remains to avoid spoils and if you'll agree with me that the major reason why most people dive into crude is simply because they think is more profitable and I wouldn't blame them for that.

I think agriculture  works on the principle of garbage in, garbage out and that's to say that, your level of profit depends on how much you input and invest in the process and I just want to let you know that the major joy of agriculture lies in commercial agriculture and this requires huge capital to start.

Currently, the amount of agricultural land is decreasing drastically and it continues to increase while the world population is increasing. In such a situation steps must be taken to ensure food security otherwise there will be food shortages in the country which will lead to major disasters. Moreover, every city is dependent on the agricultural land of the village, if they have trouble supplying the city one day, there will be a shortage of food in the city. So to get rid of such uncertainty, vertical farming method is definitely needed. Food shortages can be met by increasing yields through proper utilization of whole land in less space. At present, this method is gaining a lot of interest in agriculture and it will play an effective role in the future as well.

Vertical farming can help supply food when crops fail in villages around it. Overall, society is very dependent on agricultural products, food needs will not be sufficient if you rely on results from vertical farming because the results are very limited. The rural environment has always been a paradise for farmers, its vast land can be used to produce food needs in large quantities.
Most developing countries have to choose import options from other countries to meet their food needs. The government's role in making policies in determining purchasing prices for food needs will really help improve the farmer's economy. The more food needs that are exported, the greater the demand for agricultural products which will increase the farmer's economy.

I think the results you get from vertical farming really depend on how much land you have, but if you are in an urban area it will be very difficult to find large land because in urban areas there are lots of buildings, you are right, in rural areas it is always the right choice to develop in the agricultural sector because they still have large areas of land that can be used for farming.

Although I'm not very knowledgeable about the availability of land on other continents, but I think that there is a lot of land in Africa, but the reality is that many of these nations are not prepared to use their land, particularly for agriculture. Despite the fact that almost all African nations have lush terrain suitable for agriculture, the younger generation is not prepared to make agricultural investments. Although I think the population is growing, I also think there is still land accessible for cultivation. But because metropolitan areas are where people are growing, all this arable land is not available there. Farmers can continue to move backwards for farming as long as there is a growing population and people are using the nearby land that is available for structures.

It also depends on the wishes of each person when creating agricultural land with whatever model and method, because if the agricultural produce is only for his own consumption, I don't think there is a need for such a large area of land. But if someone wants quite a large amount of agricultural produce, most of it is for resale. So placement is indeed more feasible in rural areas because in villages it is usually easier to find land with a large enough size than in urban areas.

All over the world urbanization has been given special importance due to which agricultural land is reducing. Although there is no shortage of food yet, if land reduce continues, there will be a huge shortage of agricultural land in the next few years and agricultural production will also decrease. Consequence of this, the people of the world are likely to face a major disaster. If we look at the war between Russia and Ukraine, the agricultural production has been disrupted due to the war in Ukraine and the world has experienced a massive shortage of those agricultural products, which has led to an increase in the prices of the products, while the crisis has become difficult to resolve.

A study found that the world has lost one third of its arable land in the last 40 years. This continuum continues for human settlement, road construction and other infrastructure works. Most of the arable land will surely be lost in the next 40 years. Because research shows that by 2050 the world's population will rise to 9.7 billion, at which time nearly 70 percent of people will start living in cities, forcing cities to expand and reduce the amount of arable land there. As a result, various researches are being conducted on how to survive during that time. In this situation vertical farming system can play an important role.

This type of cultivation is easy to cultivate in any small or large area. More crops can be produced in less space which makes this method more attractive for everyone.

This method has several advantages and disadvantages.

Advantages

1. High yield possible in small space.
2. Maximum utilization of land can be ensured.
3. The amount of cultivated area also increases.
4. Reduces transportation costs.
5. Some kind of crop can be cultivated all session of the year.
6. Oxygen supply at home is adequate.

Disadvantages

1. Domestication is done due to which infrastructure cost is high.
2. The use of technology is high due to which electricity consumption also increases.
3. In a big firm there is definitely need for more workers.
4. It is not possible to provide natural open environment in houses so artificial things have to be adopted for pollination

This vertical farming method will become more popular when arable land decreases.

Farming is not just a skill,farming us the future,the future of many,the future of nations and the future to all.There's need to improve and urbanize the farming sectors because the world wholly depends on it.
 It can be by  Embracing new and emerging technologies that can help grow stronger crops, raise healthier animals without any interference.
 If not for farming,how does the world intend to feed,despite finance,economy and governmental policies,they need agriculture to surface in more and thats because it has a role to play greatly for us.agricultural machine manufacturers, cooperatives, pesticide suppliers, and public and private actors such as digital and agricultural ministries must be facilitated for a easy running and functioning to farming modernization.

I also quite agree if you say that farming is not just a skill, because there are many people who have lived on the results of farming all this time and previously too. So the agricultural sector must continue to be given special attention so that citizens do not experience food shortages and lack of sources of staple foods and other complementary foods such as vegetables. However, because now there are tools to make agriculture easier for farmers and breeders to manage, I think it is quite natural to apply technology to it so that the agricultural and livestock sectors can continue to run more advanced.

Everyone should be very aware of this because in all countries the agricultural sector is a sector that produces a large amount of food sources, so agricultural modernization must be implemented as a whole so that traditional farmers can develop more in running agriculture and it is easier to manage it. Apart from that, with the agricultural sector still alive, it can also move other sectors such as cooperatives, pesticide suppliers, and others as well as in people's lives.

all forms of things related to agriculture should be facilitated by governments in all countries, the reason is simply because agriculture will continue to be a commodity that people need.

In Indonesia, for example, what often hinders agriculture here is the high price of fertilizer and low selling prices, so agriculture here is not developing well, instead it just seems stagnant. If there are people who have the best solutions regarding agriculture, they should be appreciated because no matter how small the idea they find, it will definitely be very useful for agriculture in the future.

I agree that vertical farming holds promise, especially considering the future increase in population and potential reduction in available land for traditional farming. However, I have some concerns about the cost involved in setting up and running vertical farms, as well as the variety of crops that can be successfully grown in this way. For vertical farming to become a truly viable alternative, I believe it needs to be more cost-accessible and support a wider range of crops.

agriculture is not only a problem of increasingly narrow land and difficult to open agricultural land. but people who want to work on it are also getting less and less. because the younger generation prefers to work in offices, companies or factories rather than having to farm. because the mindset that has been formed is that farming is a less prestigious job with no prestige. but because the population is increasing and continues to grow if rarely people farm the supply of food will be less and more expensive and will ultimately disrupt life in a country.

For me, the future of farming would be one where crops are genetically modified to give out more high yield per square inch of land to meet with the ever increasing demand for food, and I do believe that we will also grow in terms of how we farm, right now we're already experimenting with vertical farming which is a really sustainable way of farming and utilization of farm lands. If things go the right way, I think that farming will be a key thing for our survival, after all, if we don't improve on it, we're going to be experiencing famines and countless deaths all over the world.

I personally like the idea of vertical farming to be honest as it does not need a lot of space. In urban areas since they have this narrow spaces we can see most of 'em using this kind of technique to cultivate fruit bearing and green leafy vegetables. I can see massive adoption using this technique during pandemic. But here in the province we are not into this kind of farming because we have spacious agricultural land. The only problem nowadays is that the number of farmers are declining due to fact that farmers are getting old and younger generations lose interest on it, in addition, this pose a threat to the economy and food sufficiency in the future.

To be honest, become farmer not promising with much profitable earn and less youth generation want to make farmer as their job, In my country, Indonesia, being a farmer is quite difficult and difficult, the price of fertilizer is very expensive and the price of agricultural products is very cheap, you need to balance your expenses and the income you get as a farmer. There are still a lot of land left where I live but the difficulty with expensive agricultural products and still using traditional systems is that it is very difficult to get big profits if you focus on the field

Not all countries have adopted sophisticated technology in the agricultural sector, in my country all still use traditional methods from the planting process to harvest so that farmers get little profit compared to the expenses they have to incur.

Come on now, haven't you heard of the human ingenuity? Just because someone doesn't have a sophisticated technology as you've said doesn't mean that they're going to stop progressing, trust in the craftiness and clever nature of these poor farmers because even if you don't believe them, they're going to deliver what they're promising to you and also even if not all countries, foreign aid or foreign cooperation would probably be a thing in the future of farming so cheer up and be an optimist about all of this.

I think you talk from a poor country's perspective because in poor countries, farmers earn the least amount of money and everyone tries to sell villages and move to cities for a better future. In my country land in villages is cheap because nobody wants to live there and we import most of the food, local ones can't beat the prices of imported products, that's strange but it's how it is. I have heard that in rich countries like the USA, people might want to become a farmer but land is so expensive that you can't become a farmer if your parents didn't give you land. Btw I haven't heard about vertical farming, googled it right now and I like this idea, it's very cool, we can save tons of land via vertical farming.

My country receives lots of foreign aid from Europe but it's rarely used for the development of farming, most of it is eaten by corrupt politicians.

All of this has its own advantages and disadvantages in each agricultural model, because traditional agriculture which does not require more costs definitely requires more effort from the manager himself. Meanwhile, vertical farming which is said to be promising does not require more labor to do, but it definitely requires more costs to make it successful even though it can be harvested in a short period of time if the results are better. However, the downside is still the cost issue, which generally not everyone can afford.

Vertical farming can be successfully applied where there is a problem with free territory or with the fertility of the land. That is, it is suitable for urban areas on the roofs of multi-story buildings, but not for rural areas. Of course, this technology is worth supporting and it can provide people with additional agricultural products.
But in general, food shortages are still expected in the future and people will look for other opportunities to survive. Promising in this regard may be the creation of artificial food from gas, oil and other organic substances. At the same time, existing agricultural land should be treated with care and not destroyed.

This is a really interesting concept.
For the second year now I have been participating in one crypto-agro project as an investor. Now the main crops (tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, lettuce, cabbage, radishes, ....) are grown using the standard method. Last year, we decided to launch several test sites with a vertical growing system. The equipment has already been purchased and will be installed in the near future, after which the first harvest will be sown. The plan for the development of this technology is very serious. After all, technology allows you to get many times more harvest from the same area, at lower costs!

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I agree with you, farming is the future. because of course, if there are no farmers, rich people cannot taste or get rice that was previously managed by farmers, therefore I think the work of farmers is a job that is of great service to many people. Most of our basic daily needs are produced by farmers, therefore we should be able to thank farmers. Indeed, money can buy everything, but not everything can be bought with money.

It's true what you say, if it weren't for agriculture, how would the world be able to provide food. In fact, in my opinion, the work of farmers should be paid attention to, such as providing more support to them, even though the price is high, perhaps because the farmers themselves experience the process, so it is natural that they want a higher price than usual. It is true what you say that agriculture has a big role for us, because it fulfills our needs to survive.