Benefits and Challenges of Vertical Farming

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Across
  1. 2. range of plants that can be grown
  2. 3. money needed to build a vertical farm
  3. 9. artificial light source used for indoor crops
  4. 11. reliance on machines and automation
  5. 13. system that regulates temperature and humidity
  6. 14. ability to expand a system effectively
  7. 16. reuse of water within a closed system
  8. 17. requiring significant human work
  9. 18. reliable access to safe and sufficient food
  10. 20. using fewer inputs to produce more
Down
  1. 1. growing plants in nutrient water without soil
  2. 4. path food takes from production to consumer
  3. 5. grown without chemical pest control
  4. 6. mist‑based plant growing system
  5. 7. farming method using stacked indoor layers
  6. 8. consumer need for a product
  7. 10. electricity required to run indoor farms
  8. 12. farming within or near cities
  9. 15. growing food close to where it is eaten
  10. 19. amount of produce harvested