In just 30 years, almost70%of the world population will live in cities.
How will we produce food to serve a growing population that is becoming more and more concentrated?
San FranciscosPlentyis a tech startup on the forefront of vertical farming technology.
Plenty says their farm produces around 400 times more food per acre than the traditional farm.
Aside from the impressive food production, they are also managing production with robots and artificial intelligence.
So what can AI do for agriculture?
While this is great for food quality, it also helps preserve resources.
Out-of-season plants can be grown close to home without adding the carbon footprint of transport.
External factors that face traditional agriculture are either no longer relevant or no longer as detrimental to food production.
This may be the best of both worlds: better quality food while using less resources.
Which means that what youre willing to pay for is quite different.
And what youre willing to pay for that independence and that control is quite different.
