Vertical Future Limited

Rising energy prices, the effects of climate change and the Ukrainian conflict have led to food shortages that highlight poor resilience in the food system. Increasing domestic food production year-round, could improve food security, stabilise prices and reduce emissions. Vertical farms can operate continuously to secure supply and keep shelves stocked. F...

The problems around food nutrition and health are manifold. Climate change is increasingly impacting UK food production the food we import in terms of yield, quality, and nutritional content variability, all of which mean reduced food security and increased costs. Allied to this is a changing demographic with the estimate that by 2035 the majority of the ...

Ensuring food and nutrition security has been a constant struggle throughout human history, but perhaps never more so than now with a rapidly increasing global population (estimated to reach 9.7bn by 2050), the current challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, and more locally, the legacy effects of BREXIT. Traditional production...

Current consumption of meat is unsustainable for the planet and public health. Alternative protein sources are essential and **demand for plant-based protein is increasing**. Plant proteins used in UK food are mainly from imported soy and pea. The market is shifting away from soy due to deforestation and allergy concerns, and UK pea protein production rem...

"SAVE Farming ("Singapore Advanced Vertical Farming") is a cross-border collaboration between Vertical Future, a leading vertical farming technology and research company, headquartered in London, and Vertical Farm Systems ("VFS"), a new company that is building an "AgriHub" in Singapore. VFS is a subsidiary of HSL, which has over 1,000 staff and a 28-year...

Indoor farming can provide year-round, local, pesticide-free foodstuffs. One approach to maximising indoor crop yield is to grow crops in constant light to increase photosynthesis. This shortens time to harvest, reduces inputs and increases profitability for producers. However, because plants evolved outdoors in day and night cycles, many crops perform po...

Protected structures such as greenhouses, polytunnels and indoor farms are used in the production of high-value fruit and vegetable crops. They facilitate increased crop yields and quality by altering and maintaining environmental factors such as light, temperature, humidity and pest pressure. For countries based in northern latitudes these production sys...

Conventional and organic agriculture are highly dependent on various agro-chemicals to ensure that field grown crops are free from disease and satisfy production volume needs. Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) has moved growing crops for consumption away from fields and the disease pressures that come from the open air and soils. This has massively...

Food production and supply chains are highly susceptible to disturbances, most recently highlighted by the global COVID-19 crisis. This has led to immediate shortages in supermarkets as consumers bulk buy, alongside increased orders and pressure on food delivery services including those offered by highstreet retailers and 'recipe box' companies. As people...