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Feeding the Growing World Population Utilizing Vertical Farming [ John Cornacchia ]
John Cornacchia at Globacorp Developments International writes: It is estimated that by the year 2050, virtually 80% of the world’s population will live in urban areas and the total global population will increase by approximately 3 billion people. An enormous amount of farmland may be required, conditional on the change in yield per hectare and sustainable practices implemented, to feed the growing population. Scientists around the world are concerned that this large amount of required land will not be available and that severe damage to the earth will be caused by the added […]