Vertical farming, growing crops indoors often without soil is not a new way to cultivate food.

“垂直农场”——在没有土壤的情况下在室内种植农作物，这已经并不是一种种菜的新兴方式了。

Vertical farming also means we wouldn't need expensive combines and tractors.

垂直农场也意味着我们不再需要昂贵的联合收割机和拖拉机。

Vertical farming uses less water than traditional farming, but it relies on artificial light and a lot or electricity.

垂直农业比传统农业使用更少的水，但它依赖人造光和大量的电力。

The idea of vertical farming was first proposed in 1999.

垂直农业的想法于 1999 年首次提出。

Last year we killed a project in automated vertical farming.

去年我们扼杀了一个 叫做自动垂直种植的项目。

In China, entire districts are devoted to agriculture and vertical farming.

在中国，所有地区都致力于农业和垂直农业。

The company also sells indoor vertical farming kits for 12 m (40 ft) shipping containers.

这家公司还出售可装进 40 尺柜的室内垂直农场箱。

In 2021, Fortune Business Insights valued the global vertical farming market at 3.47 billion dollars.

2021 年，《财富商业洞察》对全球垂直农业市场的估值为 34.7 亿美元。

Tech companies like Google, Amazon and Asia-Pacific are already investing in vertical farming and automated agriculture.

像谷歌，亚马逊这样的科技公司以及亚太地区，已经在垂直农业和自动化农业领域投资。

Another issue related to the cost-of-living crisis and affecting vertical farming is the type of produce grown.

与生活成本危机相关并影响垂直农业的另一个问题是种植的农产品类型。

So we're growing a very high-end product, but vertical farming doesn't have to be about expensive produce.

我们种了很多高端食材，但是垂直农场并不一定要种昂贵的食材。

According to the magazine Science Focus, vertical farming gives ten times the yield of conventional outdoor farming.

据《科学焦点》杂志报道，垂直农业的产量是传统户外农业的十倍。

Infarm, Europe's largest vertical farming company, made around 500 employees redundant back in November 2022 because they needed to downsize.

欧洲最大的垂直农业公司 Infarm 早在 2022 年 11 月就裁员了大约 500 名员工，因为他们需要缩小规模。

In the near future, we may need to make vertical farming an even bigger priority, especially if we run out of oil.

在不久的将来，我们可能要把垂直农业作为首选，尤其是在石油耗尽的情况下。

Another major innovation in farming in recent years has been vertical farming.

近年来农业的另一项重大创新是垂直农业。

One method called vertical farming involves stacking produce from floor to ceiling, often under artificial lights and with the plants growing in nutrient-enriched water.

一种名为垂直种植的方法指的是将农产品从地板堆叠到天花板，通常是在人造光的照射下，植物生长在营养丰富的水中。

In fact, vertical farming saves 80-95% of the water used in traditional outdoor farming, by using computer controlled mist and slow drip systems.

事实上，垂直种植与传统的露天种植相比节省了 80—95% 的水，方法是利用由电脑控制的喷雾和滴灌系统。

Vertical farming will also need to find its place in the global supply chain to supply the right kind of food that needs growing, Burnett says.

伯内特说，垂直农业还需要在全球供应链中找到自己的位置，以提供需要种植的正确食品。

You hear about the likes of, sort of, vertical farming and stuff, but essentially for you to have that space above the restaurant that's controlled and it is so cool.

你听说过垂直农场之类的概念，但对你来说，餐厅上方的空间是可控的，这太酷了。

In South Korea, indoor vertical farming is seen as a possible solution to crop damage related to extreme weather that could get worse due to climate change.

在韩国，室内垂直农业被视为与极端天气相关的作物损害的可能解决方案，极端天气可能会因气候变化而变得更糟。