# Are indoor vertical farms the future of agriculture?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED Salon Brightline Initiative
- Speaker: Stuart Oda
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Earth and environment, Business and management, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/stuart_oda_are_indoor_vertical_farms_the_future_of_agriculture)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

By 2050, the global population is projected to reach 9.8 billion. How are we going to feed everyone? Investment-banker-turned-farmer Stuart Oda points to indoor vertical farming: growing food on tiered racks in a controlled, climate-proof environment. In a forward-looking talk, he explains how this method can maintain better safety standards, save money, use less water and help us provide for future generations.

## Lectures

1. [Are indoor vertical farms the future of agriculture?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/stuart_oda_are_indoor_vertical_farms_the_future_of_agriculture/b392fef539af), 10 min (TED's player)