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March 22, 2021

Jungle says it’s cracked how to make vertical farms profitable

“No matter how good your product is, if the price is higher than the alternative, then you’re dead.”


Freya Pratty

4 min read

Jungle, a French vertical farming company that says it can produce ten to 30 times more food than traditional greenhouses, has raised €42m in new funding. 

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Jungle's vertical farm warehouse.
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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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