Farming in the Desert: Are Vertical Farms the Solution to Saving Water?

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By Deutsche WelleJul 23, 2020, 10:06 am243 pts
By Isabelle Gerretsen "When I told people I was going to grow tomatoes in the desert, they thought I was crazy," Sky Kurtz, founder of Pure Harvest Smart Farms, told DW. With just an average 12 days of rain a year, less than 1% arable land, a desert location and an 80% import rate for food, the United Arab…

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