Ideacity | Dec 26, 2012 | 17:49

Dickson Despommier on Vertical Farming

The world faces significant food-supply challenges as its population increases. Dickson Despommier encourages cities to think big – or rather, up. In this talk, Despommier explains the Vertical Farm, skyscraper-like structures that bring rural food production directly to urban centres. Watch as he shows the idea is closer to reality than one might think.