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Growing up, not out: vertical farming in NZ: November 28, 2018

Growing up, not out: vertical farming in NZ: November 28, 2018

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Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Could vertical farming be the answer to New Zealand's lack of food security plan? Horticulture NZ's environmental policy advisor Rachel McClung says no, in a recently published report. With producer Lisa Boudet, she discusses the benefits of growing up, not out, in a country where farmland is shrinking, but also points out why it cannot be New Zealand's miracle solution.