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An Upward Growth

Stuart Thomas, CEO of Babylon Vertical Farms

25-Jun-20 10:00

An Upward Growth

Babylon Vertical Farms is an Agricultural and Technological company that is committed to continuously innovate to improve their design & technology.  They do this by growing high quality hydroponic vegetables & herbs without sunlight and soil. All plants are grown indoors as close to the city centre as possible. Babylon also heavily emphasises on being an eco-friendly company as they aim to minimise water usage by 90% compared to traditional farming.

Produced by: Richard Bradbury

Presented by: Richard Bradbury


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Categories:  Environment,  Science,  Business Analysis,  Technology,  Tech,  Entrepreneurship

Tags:  vertical farming,  sustainability,  hydroponics,  agriculture,  technology,  microgreens, 


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