The Ups and Downs of Vertical Farming
This is a report I wrote for my speech communications class in my first year at the University of Waterloo back in November 2019. It was meant to be a persuasive paper on why Ontario should invest in vertical farming, however in the end I believe it is more of a research paper. This was one of the longest and most detailed reports I have written, it required a lot of specific research as I needed the facts to be valid for Ontario. Since writing this paper, I have seen vertical farming being used in several countries, I do hope that it becomes more prominent in the future, as it has several benefits which you will read in this report. The Issues Caused by Agriculture in Ontario The current agricultural practices have a major negative impact on the environment as they involve harmful chemicals and cause soil degradation. (Wanza, 2018) Firstly, fertilizers and pesticides are widely used in the farming industry to increase the quality of the cultivation and its growth rate. The most common...