Geography Task 1 - Vertical Farms

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by Samuel Brewin7 views·Updated Mar 31, 2023
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  1. welcome.
  2. Today I'll be talking to you about vertical farms, what they are,
  3. how they're used and where they're being implemented throughout the world,
  4. vertical farming is the practise of growing crops,
  5. using soilless farming techniques such as hydroponics,
  6. aquaponics and Aeros, all stacked in vertical layers.
  7. One reason we need vertical farming is because the yield per square
  8. metre is 50 to 100 times that of a conventional farm.
  9. This means that vertical farms Harve 50 to 100
  10. times more agricultural production than a conventional flat farm.
  11. Another reason we need to we need vertical
  12. farms is because they can improve biodiversity.
  13. This is because a vertical farm does not disturb animals
  14. and trees and does not cause land or soil damage.
  15. As I said before, vertical farming is a practise of growing crops,
  16. using soilless farming techniques such as hydroponics, aquaponics and Aeros,
  17. all stacked in vertical layers.
  18. Growing crops using hydroponics is the process of growing
  19. plants and sand gravel liquid with added nutrients,
  20. but without soil
  21. growing crops.
  22. Using aquaponics is on waste produced by farm fish or
  23. other aquatic creatures supplies the nutrients for plants grown hydroponically,
  24. which in turn purifies the water growing crops
  25. using
  26. aeronaut
  27. soil is delivered to them
  28. in the form of a fine mist.
  29. Vertical farming is a way for people to produce
  30. fresh produce in any climate around the world.
  31. The crops within a within vertical farms are grown
  32. indoors under artificial conditions of light and temperature.
  33. The aim of a vertical farm is to grow crops
  34. at a higher productivity rate in a smaller space.
  35. This infographic you see to your right compares to farm,
  36. a traditional and vertical farm.
  37. Traditional is on the left. Vertical is on the right.
  38. One component of the infographic compares how much is
  39. harvested in a vertical farm compared to a traditional farm
  40. in a
  41. vertical farm.
  42. Half or 50% of the crops planted are harvested,
  43. whereas in a vertical farm 90% of the crops are harvested.
  44. There are many places around the world in which vertical farming is being used.
  45. Japan was one of the earliest countries to start using vertical farms.
  46. But as time went on, countries like the US, Denmark,
  47. Dubai, Australia and Sweden also took it up.
  48. Though there are many options,
  49. I'll be digging deeper into Sweden's vertical farm as this interests me
  50. Sweden's vertical farm is located in southern Stockholm,
  51. and people are asking the question.
  52. Can twin's vertical farms solve global food shortages?
  53. And it could be closer to a yes than most would expect In Sweden's vertical farm.
  54. Everything is connected and the computer is in charge.
  55. This means that all of the parameters that influence the growth
  56. of the plant are being controlled as well as this.
  57. There are sensors that feed information like the speed
  58. of growth and nutrition content into a central database.
  59. The mint, basil,
  60. kale and rocket in the vertical farm get everything they could desire light water,
  61. temperature, humidity, all tailored to their individual needs.
  62. And without the risky business of growing out in nature,
  63. vertical farming is a step by step process.
  64. It starts in propagation, a nursery for young plants.
  65. Here, seeds are planted,
  66. given everything they need on a microclimate level and are let to grown under
  67. strong seedlings that the scientists in the
  68. vertical farm can then transmit for production.
  69. Plants can spend anywhere from 7 to 21 days in propagation.
  70. Whilst the plants are living there,
  71. they're getting everything they could possibly need
  72. to thrive and become strong seedlings.
  73. There are several different lights in use, from a white,
  74. full spectrum light to a pink to purple spectrum.
  75. These lights are going to control both the morphology
  76. of plant speed and growth and the root development.
  77. If anything is done correctly,
  78. there are many strong seedlings that are ready to go to the next stage.
  79. Then, once the seedlings of the plant are strong and healthy,
  80. they are planted into the vertical farm.
  81. In most vertical farms, there is a perpetual harvest.
  82. This means that every day seedlings are planted,
  83. the seedlings are trans, then transplanted
  84. and a fully grown plants are harvested.
  85. We need to adopt vertical farming because it is beneficial for humans as a race.
  86. This is due to the fact that vertical farming burns less fossil
  87. fuels than traditional farming helps improve the biodiversity of the world,
  88. as it does not cause any damage to land or
  89. steel and is environmentally friendly as the scientists collect,
  90. drain water and then recycle it.
  91. As well as this,
  92. vertical farming improves food security because food can
  93. be provided directly to consumers at local stores,
  94. with lower delivery fee as usual,
  95. This means that there is fresher produce and the price will
  96. be
  97. here. You can see my bibliography. I use a number of sites.
  98. Now, I thank you for listening, and I hope you have a great day.