Dickson Despommier – Vertical Farming



2011, Food & Nutrition, Science & Technology
Presented By: Dickson Despommier

The world faces significant food-supply challenges as its population increases. Dickson Despommier encourages cities to think big – or rather, up. In this talk, Despommier explains the Vertical Farm, skyscraper-like structures that bring rural food production directly to urban centres. Watch as he shows the idea is closer to reality than one might think.

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