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Why do vertical farms use less water than greenhouses?

I can see why they'd use less water than outdoor farming - the water is lost to the atmosphere. But surely whatever mechanism a vertical farm uses for collecting and recycling water, a greenhouse could use too? Surely vertical farms are the same plants and growing methods in a greenhouse, but stacked?



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