by George Jared (gjared@talkbusiness.net)

During the next 30 years, the world’s population is expected to increase by more than 3 billion people and feeding this many new people will be a challenge for farmers. One area that has seen rapid development in recent years is vertical farming and several stakeholders in Arkansas are joining forces to expand research into the practice.

Vertical farming business 80 Acres Farms has entered into a collaborative research agreement with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station to advance the science of vertical farming.

Scientists with the experiment station, the research arm of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, will coordinate with 80 Acres Farms researchers to pursue a variety of vertical farming research topics, said Bryan Renk, director of commercialization for the division’s Technology Commercialization Office.

https://talkbusiness.net/2021/04/vertical-farming-research-to-expand-in-arkansas/