• Dikshita Patil
• Dr. Veeragangadhara Swamy TM

A new method that has been proposed to address the issue of sustainability and growing food demand is vertical farms. Vertical farming is the practice of planting the plants in vertically stacked layers which optimize the land usage. This study is a critical review survey from related published papers from relevant journals and scientific online databases. The main idea of vertical farming is to use a controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) technology, where all environmental factors can be controlled. Vertical farms were conceptualized to provide food security and as renewable energy source is an essential component. With photovoltaic cells as the main source, sufficient power storage will make sure to provide all power needed by plants. Vertical farming is a concept that involves cultivating plants with livestock on vertically inclined surfaces such as in skyscrapers in urban areas, where there is a lack of available land and space. This is one of the ideal decisions in modern agriculture technique when the land area for the plantation activities have become the major concern especially in the urban area. Vertical Farming can be potentially beneficial in increasing food production, maintaining high quality and safety and contributing to sustainable urban farming.

Vertical Farming, renewable energy, urban agriculture, food security

"OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF VERTICAL FARMING - A SURVEY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.422-424, May - 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRCN06078.pdf

"OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF VERTICAL FARMING - A SURVEY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp422-424, May - 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRCN06078.pdf