The vertical farm’s co-founder, Gordon Tam Chi-ho. Photo: Edward Wong
The vertical farm’s co-founder, Gordon Tam Chi-ho. Photo: Edward Wong

‘Farming 4.0’: in space-starved Hong Kong, the future of agriculture may be in high-rise buildings, and hi-tech

  • An old factory building in Tai Po is using ‘vertical farming’ to turn a 10,000 sq ft space into one the size of a football field.
  • By replacing shovels and hoes with computers and drones, the operation only needs four farmers

The vertical farm’s co-founder, Gordon Tam Chi-ho. Photo: Edward Wong
The vertical farm’s co-founder, Gordon Tam Chi-ho. Photo: Edward Wong
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