vertical farming

Summary

vertical farming ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (882 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• vertical farming is credited with the discovery of Dickson Despommier^[2].
• vertical farming is a type of agriculture^[3].
• vertical farming is a type of green infrastructure^[4].
• vertical farming is a type of controlled-environment agriculture^[5].
• vertical farming is part of horticulture^[6].
• vertical farming is part of sustainable food system^[7].
• vertical farming's Commons category is recorded as Vertical farming^[8].
• vertical farming's uses is recorded as hydroponics^[9].
• vertical farming's uses is recorded as aquaponics^[10].
• vertical farming's uses is recorded as aeroponics^[11].
• vertical farming's uses is recorded as light-emitting diode^[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include agriculture^[3], green infrastructure^[4], and controlled-environment agriculture^[5].

Use and Application

Part of include horticulture^[6], an academic major^[13] and sustainable food system^[7].

Why It Matters

vertical farming ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (882 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]