crop-growing skyscrapers

Urban

city, inner-city, metropolitan, town # rural, suburban (urb=city. i.e. suburb, urbanity)

Conservative

be likely to be less than the real amount.

current

present, existing, recent.

Demographic

relating to the population and groups of people in it (dem=people, i.e: democracy)

raise crops

grow plants such as wheat, rice, or fruits...

Practice

habit, tradition, or custom

Ensure

make sure, confirm, make certain.

Hothouse

a heated glass building in which plants are grown.

Vogue

fashion, trend, raze/fad.

Urgent

very important and needing to be dealt with immediately.

Scale up

increase, expand, develop.

Accommodate

to give someone what is needed.

Employ

use, utilize, exploit, apply.

Cutting-edge

modern, newest, most advanced.

Proposal

suggestion, application, plan.

Vertical farming

an idea for a way of farming in which plants are grown or animals are kept in tall structures with many levels.

Multi-storey

many floors

Drastically

radically, extremely, significantly.

Implement

fulfill, put into practice, take action.

Proponent

advocate, supporter >< opponent.

Urban renewal

the improvement and sometimes replacement of buildings in a city, (re-= do again, i.e: rebuild, resuable..)

Sustainable

environmentally friendly, eco- friendly, green.

year-round

happening or continuing through the whole year.

Sacrifice

decide not to have something in order to get something that is more important

Horizontal farming

traditional farming, crops are planted at only one level >< vertical farming.

Take sb/st for granted

do not realize or show that sb/st is greatful.

despoil

damage,spoil, ruin (de-= reduce, i.e decline)

verdant

lush, green, grassy

Semi-arid

having little rain but not completely dry (Semi-= half, i.e: semi-natural)

Evolve

develop gradually, change, grow (vol- = turn i.e: revolt, evolution)

Shelter

cover, protection from danger.

Subject smt to smt

cause smt to experience smt, especially smt unpleasant

Food-bearing plants

plants provide food such as tomato, vegetable.

The rigours of something

the unpleasant or severe conditions of smth.

Drought

a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water

Hurricane

cyclone, typhoon, tornado, storm

Monsoon

heavy rain, rains.

Take their toll

to have a very bad effect on smt or smb over a long period of time

Optimum

most favorable, best, greatest (optim= best, i.e: optimal)

Failure

not successful.

Pest

an insect or small animal that is harmful or damages crops

Eliminate

remove, eradicate, put an end to, get rid of.

Herbicide

a substance used to kill unwanted plants (herb=grass, i.e herbal, herbivore # cid=kill .i.e pesticide)

Pesticide

a chemical substance used to kill insects and small animals that destroy crops(cid=kill)

Fertilizer

a substance that is put on the soil to make plants grow

Incidence

occurrence, frequency, rate.

Infectious

able to pass a disease from one person, animal, or plant to another

Interface

edge ,border, line (inter = among, between, i.e: intersection)

Compost

to collect and store plant material so it can decay and be added to soil to improve its quality.

Edible

suitable to be eaten, not poisonous (ed= eat)

tractor

a strong vehicle with large wheels, used for pulling farm machinery (tract=pull, draw. i.e: traction)

plough

a piece of farm equipment used to turn over the earth so that seeds can be planted

Drawback

disadvantage, downside, negative.

Artificial

synthetic, non-natural, man-made

Expose

show, reveal, display (ex= out, i.e: exterior, exclude)

Prohibitively

at a very high price that does not seem reasonable.

Aspiration

ambition, goal, aim, target

Likelihood

probability, possibility

Variation

difference (vari= vary, i.e: variety)

Stacked trays

Having sections that are arranged vertically.

Overhead

above, upstairs >< below

Address

tackle, deal with

Detrimental

harmful, damaging, negative

Skyscraper

a very tall modern city building