Several us LED the vertical farm production, can supply hundreds of stores

than traditional light source, LED lighting of plants in the application has the advantages of high efficiency, long service life, its market is growing in recent years, promoting the rise of the vertical farm.

a few days ago, according to foreign media reports, many of America's top indoor farm, from floor to ceiling are full of plants. They are trying to increase production, now can supply hundreds of stores.

Plenty, Bowery, Aerofarms and 80 Acres Farms are bullish on salad vegetables and other agricultural products for the future development.

they said that custom, controlled lighting grow crops more delicious than sun attenuated, and major general nearly 95% than conventional farms using water, requires very little land, also does not use pesticides. Due to the vertical farm can exist in windowless buildings in the centre of the city, so products don't have to by truck to the store.

the company's expansion comes as manufacturers of Hamburg Beyond Meat Inc and Impossible Foods attract investors and into high-end restaurants and fast food chains.

however, considering the large upfront investment and cost, vertical farms could compete with the field planting farm, is still a problem.

agricultural technology investors, said Michael Rose vertically without sunshine farm operating costs are higher than rely on the sun, the additional LED modern greenhouse. He thought the vertical farm is meaningful for limited land area, the Middle East, for example, most of their food is imported, or large cities.

however, there is no denying the fact that vertical farming has been on the rise, the world is concerned. For example, in July 2017, won the Japan's softbank Plenty, such as amazon founder Jeff bezos investors $200 million of financing; Bowery won last year Google Ventures and Temasek but the fund raising $95 million.