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