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Vertical farms are the brainchild of Columbia University professor Dickson Despommier, who stumbled onto the idea almost by accident in 1999.

纵向农场是哥伦比亚大学Dickson Despommier教授的独创。1999年时，几乎是在完全无意之间这个概念出现在他脑海中。

The students were unsuccessful, but when Despommier suggested they instead try growing plants vertically on every floor, the project changed course.

学生们失败了，但当Despommier提议他们垂直地在每一层种植作物时，这个项目转败为胜。

Better still, says Dr Despommier, the use of pesticides, herbicides and fungicides can be kept to a bare minimum by growing plants indoors in a controlled environment.

Despommier博士认为更多的好处是，在室内的可控环境下栽种农作物，能够大量减少杀虫剂、除草剂和除菌剂的使用。