“The crop can then be used to develop recipes for a meat alternative that is a market-ready product for UK consumers. Conducting the growing process exclusively within vertical farming facilities, will reduce water and energy consumption, reduce the amount of land for cultivation, and decrease carbon emissions emitted during the transportation process as the vertical farm is located on the food manufacturing site.”
Huge kudos to our Chief Scientific Officer, Dr Jennifer Bromley and her talented team for another incredible grant win!
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