Urban Agriculture | Plantagon International

Urban Agriculture | Plantagon International: THE CHALLENGE

Recently the UN estimated that Earth’s population will increase by 40 percent and exceed 9 billion people by year 2050. 80 per cent of the population will live in cities. Both the urban sprawl and the densification of the cities will create logistic as well as food security problems. In response to this challenge, Plantagon has developed a vertical space-efficient greenhouse for the urban environment.
THE INNOVATION

The Plantagon Greenhouse can be integrated into existing or new infrastructure to increase the efficiency regarding use of water, waste and energy. The quite simple innovation is to use the full volume of a high-rise greenhouse, but to grow in the plants in a turning helix, thus maximizing the growing conditions for the each plant. The controlled conditions of the greenhouse also minimizes the use of water, energy and need for pesticides. The greenhouse will deliver fresh high-quality food directly to consumers or starving citizens of the third world. The Plantagon Greenhouse will dramatically change the way we produce vegetables in urban areas.

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