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vertical farming

 
 
noun [U] ENVIRONMENT

Definition

the business or activity of growing crops in tall buildings in cities: Vertical farming promises to increase food supplies without using more land.
(Definition of vertical farming noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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