Los Angeles Business Journal: Deepak Rajagopal weighs in on a resurgence of farming in Los Angeles, with a twist

“Land is very expensive, and farming is not a high-value product in terms of land use,” said Deepak Rajagopal, a professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and director of the Leadership in Sustainability Certificate Program at UCLA. “But with L.A.’s huge population base, it’s suitable for vertical farming and other innovations.”