Project P12: What will the horticultural sector look like in 2030? – is focusing on how other meta trends will shape the industry and to what extent will these contribute or add to the current challenges facing growing media. This is closely linked with project P1 on the environmental problem we are trying to solve.

Project description

The world will be very different in 2030 compared to today, whether horticulture is peat free or not. What are the other meta trends that will shape the industry and to what extent will these contribute or add to the current challenges facing growing media?

Project Lead: Alan Knight

Dependencies: None

Deadline: June 2012

Key questions (identified so far):

• What are the other meta trends that will shape the industry and to what extent will these contribute or add to the current challenges facing growing media?
• How much of the sector will be based on hydroponics?
• What other innovations are on the horizon?

Progress/Update

This project has recently started and at this stage there are no significant outputs to report.