World's largest vertical farm to deliver to UK supermarkets

Six-an-a-half tonnes of sustainably-grown leaf-based salads, leafy herbs, and other fresh produce could be supplied to UK supermarkets every day thanks to plans to create the world's largest vertical farm at a site in Norfolk.

Fischer Farms announced late last week that it has secured Ł26m of funding from sustainable infrastructure investment specialist Gresham House plc to help it develop 25,000 square metres of vertically stacked growing space.

Vertical farming maximises the use of land, allowing the planned four-acre facility to grow the same amount of food as 1,000 acres of conventional British farmland while using up to 98 per cent less water. Produce can also be grown without using pesticides, herbicides, or insecticides, and with no impact on the surrounding countryside, the company said.

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Source: Business Green