Backlight: The Rise Of Vertical Farming

Our food system is currently organized very inefficiently. Our food travels for many kilometres, uses an excessive amount of water, is wasted on a tremendous scale and also contaminates the environmen... More...

Documentary - Science & Technology

48'

Our food system is currently organized very inefficiently. Our food travels for many kilometres, uses an excessive amount of water, is wasted on a tremendous scale and also contaminates the environment.
And yet, the 7 billion residents of planet Earth – all mainly living is large cities – must be fed. In an attempt to achieve this in a sustainable manner, food production must for the most part be integrated into the urban infrastructure. Food flats and city agriculture are important alternatives for this.

Documentary
Geert Rozinga
2017
VPRO
48'
VPRO
 
 
 
 

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