102636Vydrofarm: promoting sustainable food production via automated commercial indoor farmsClosedBEIS-Funded ProgrammesInnovate UKVydroFarm is a fully automated commercial vertical hydroponics indoor system adapted for both cold and hot/humid climates. It incorporates a set of proprietary technologies and knowledge – including special LED lights, specific nutrient regime, and biodegradable growing media – to deliver 30% more crop yield, compared to existing growing technologies, and reducing by half the normal growing period. Vydrofarm delivers significant impact on crop production, making it feasible to grow nutritionally rich microgreens and medicinal herbs in urban and peri-areas, particularly rehabilitating redundant buildings, brownfields sites and high-polluted land. It also improves food security and increases the supply of nutritious and better quality produce to a larger amount of population.