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They didn't mention nutrient cost which is pretty high in some cases.

Also I'm working on a diy home vertical Garden system people might be interested in that is automated

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bi90BiwlHEm/?utm_source=ig_share...

But I think there's even easier ways to produce leafy greens without any power required for irrigation

https://youtu.be/pZZO1tYqcwk

Also it makes sense why Soft Bank invested in one of the vertical farms. A lot of produce is shipped into Japan. I tried to visit the Pasona HQ which was an office building that also produced vegetables but they demolished the building this year :$.



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