Vertical farm a first for Scottish higher education

Vertical farm a first for Scottish higher education
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Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has stepped up its commitment to global and local food production and security by becoming the first higher education institution in Scotland to open a commercial-sized vertical farm.

Jim Fairlie, Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, officially opened the £1.8 million SRUC Vertical Farming Innovation Centre – which has received £200,000 from the Scottish Government – at the Edinburgh Campus of Scotland’s Rural College.

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