Our fresh-produce supply chain after COVID-19: How vertical farming can play a key role

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Abstract

The speed with which the coronavirus outbreaks in Asia, Europe, and North America metastasized into a global pandemic-catching many governments by surprise and with little preparation-has led to disturbing images of our food supply: barren shelves at grocery stores, and miles of cars lined up at drive-through food banks, while tankloads of milk are dumped in Wisconsin and Ohio, and tons of fresh produce are plowed back into the soil in Idaho and Florida.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages10-12
Number of pages3
Volume27
No4
Specialist publicationResource: Engineering and Technology for Sustainable World
StatePublished - Jul 2020
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • General Engineering

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