The global economy is now under threat due to the ongoing domestic and international
lockdown for COVID-19. Many have already lost their jobs, and businesses have been …

This article identifies the potential environmental effects large-scale indoor farming may
have on air, water, and soil. We begin with an overview of what indoor farming is with a …

Composting has been used extensively as a sustainable approach for the management
organic waste streams and conversion into stabilized soil amendments and horticultural …

Emerging technologies integrated Urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA), such as Smart
controlled environment agriculture (SCEA), an innovative form of crop cultivation that …

Urban Agriculture (UA), ie, the production of crops or rearing of livestock in cities, is growing
in popularity. Upscaled UA is increasingly gaining support from policy makers, funders, local …

The paper seeks to provide a research and practical study to strengthen the resilience of
smallholders to unexpected crises like COVID-19. Farmers are usually not assisted by the …

Societal Impact Statement Cultivation of strawberry plants in urban production systems,
whether in green open‐air spaces or under some form of protected horticulture such as …

To ensure a sustainable future of farming, urban horticulture (UH) will need to be a key part
of our everyday life. There are increasing demands for higher productivity and more locally …

Vertical farming (VF) is a method of indoor agricultural production, involving stacked layers
of crops, utilising technologies to increase yields per unit area. However, this emerging …

Purpose This research was initiated by motivation from a real business problem that delves
into lean management practices in dairy farm operations. It investigates how lean …