India, July 12 -- Cultivating and growing crops or plants in vertically stacked layers and vertically inclined surfaces is known as vertical farming. The world is on the verge of a population explosion, and feeding everyone is the most pressing concern. Per capita land area has decreased due to population growth. In the past, agricultural scientists used their creative thinking to create hybrid or improved high-yielding varieties, better methods, better tools and implements, integrated practices in water, nutrient, insect, and pest management, greenhouse technology, and even genetically modified crops in an effort to feed the world's growing population.

These once - revolutionary initiatives now seem insufficient. The goal of vertical fa...