Vertical Farming… the only way is up?

We talk to CEO Craig Ratajczyk of CROP ONE, USA, a vertical farming company who are embracing cutting edge technology. 

Craig’s straight-talking analysis of this emerging industry is infectious as he takes us on a whistlestop tour of where he thinks vertical farming is heading. 

What's Discussed

• The roots of Vertical Farming
• Market share of VF
• Craig’s transition from national security to food security. 
• How VF space fits into future food production 
• The benefits of VF, the Nine R’s
• VF scaling up, and the technology that allows this
• LED lighting and optimum production
• The importance of R and D
• The price of strawberries – and shelf life
• The economics of VF 
• The new world of cultivars
• VF – a local solution
• VF – carbon neutral with renewables
• How has the landscape changed in the last 18 months
• The Vertical Farming business model
• VF and the economic viability in the Middle East
• Vertical Farming and power supply
• The type of leadership that drives this rising industry
• The time is right for VF?