Vertical Farming

Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute
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Jun 4, 2024
vertical farming are control environment
agriculture solutions that may help
overcome challenges in areas often
facing disruptions in the supply of
fresh vegetables such as in the northern
regions of
Canada however these farming systems are
at an early stage of development and
have an energy intensive nature which
may counteract their potential
contribution to sustainability
goals in this report we designed a road
map to support decision making from
analyzing the environmental
socioeconomic and trade policy
interventions that must be considered if
vertical farming were expanded as
Solutions potentially contributing to
the sustainability Food Systems in
Canada we consider the principles of
adaptive governance and management to
ensure that this road map involves
diverse stakeholders at different scales
helps reduce uncertainty and provides
flexibility to design appropriate
solutions for changing contexts for more
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