The current food system cannot meet the needs of the growing urban population. In fact, producing food the way we currently do would require an extra planet’s worth of resources to feed the 7B people living in cities by 2050. It’s also unsustainable, causing 17% of global carbon emissions and leads to soil degradation, food waste and nutritional loss.

It’s clear that radical change is needed to create a more sustainable and resilient food system in terms of climate, biodiversity impact and supply chain issues. But how can the food industry thrive economically while being positive for the planet and people’s health? Essentially how can you do well and do good at the same time?

In this episode of The Big Question, Detria Williamson asks Sudhanshu Sarronwala, Chief Impact Officer at INFARM, and Axel Unger, a Partner at IDEO… How might we build a food system that is healthy for both people and the planet?

Sudhanshu and Axel discuss how vertical farming technologies, already in effect close to cities, could be the start of a new, more sustainable movement in food production globally, and the conscious, collective shifts we need to get there.