Vertical farming was once hailed as the future of agriculture – a way to grow food in cities, with no pesticides, less water, and zero food miles.
Investors poured hundreds of millions of dollars into high-tech startups promising to revolutionize farming. Yet today, many of those once-promising ventures have filed for bankruptcy or quietly disappeared.
Still, the sector isn’t dead. Some companies have survived – even thrived – by refining their technology, downsizing their ambitions, or pivoting to B2B models. [Read more…] about Top 20 vertical farming companies: Has the dream failed, or is it just changing?