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Advanced technologies in plant factories: exploring current and future economic and environmental benefits in urban horticulture

Yuan X., Hu J., Marcelis L.F.M., Heuvelink E., Peng J., Yang X., Yang Q.

Horticulture Research (Oxford Academic)

Urban Farm DB summary

Systematizes the economic and environmental effects of innovation in plant factories and vertical farms, estimating future profitability improvements under a clean-energy transition and showing the feasibility of zero-food-mile production within cities.