Novel materials for urban farming

• Main Authors: Xi, Lifei, Zhang, Mengyuan, Zhang, Liling, Lew, Tedrick T. S., Lam, Yeng Ming
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Bioengineering; Engineering::Materials; Urban Farming; Novel Materials; Nutrient Delivery; Environmental Management; Plant Health Monitoring
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161307
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Scarcity of natural resources, shifting demographics, climate change, and increasing waste are four major challenges in the quest to feed the exploding world population. These challenges serve as the impetus to harness novel technologies to improve agriculture, productivity, and sustainability. U...