According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the world
population will reach nine billion people in 2050, of which 75% will live in urban settlements …

Decreasing arable land, rising urbanization, water scarcity, and climate change exert
pressure on agricultural producers. Moving from soil to soilless culture systems can improve …

Pressure on agricultural land from a rising global population is necessitating the
maximisation of food production per unit area of cultivation. Attention is increasingly turning …

Soilless cultivation is recognized globally for its ability to support efficient and intensive plant
production. While production systems vary, most utilize a porous substrate or growing …

In recent years, intelligent sensor techniques have achieved significant attention in
agriculture. It is applied in agriculture to plan the several activities and missions properly by …

Due to climate change, population explosion, shrinkage of arable land and reduced water
availability, a paradigm shift in global crop production is occurring towards protected …

The increasing demand for food, the lack of natural resources and arable land, and the
recent restrictions on energy consumption require an immediate solution in terms of …

The present work, focusing on the theme of food production and consumption in urban
areas, analyses the relationships among three factors: city, human well-being and …

Reducing the energy demand and dependency on fossil fuels is crucial for improving the
sustainability of greenhouses, which are the most energy intensive systems in the …

The driving force of future agricultural industry is to provide sufficient yield that satisfy the
needs of consumers and meet their interests in terms of quality. Soilless cultivation is …