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Soilless Culture Market Grows To $19.01 Billion
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The Business Research Company reports on December 3, 2025 that the global soilless culture market grew from $9.83 billion in 2024 to $11.24 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $19.01 billion by 2029 at a 14.0% CAGR. Growth is driven by investments in controlled-environment farming, automated vertical farms, AI-enabled crop monitoring, and sustainable substrate and nutrient innovations, signaling increasing commercial adoption.
Key Points
- 1Reports show market rises from $9.83B (2024) to $11.24B (2025), 14.4% historic CAGR.
- 2Attributes growth to investments in controlled-environment farming, vertical farms, AI monitoring, and water-efficient methods.
- 3Advises practitioners to adopt automation, nutrient optimization, and unified farm-management software to increase yields.
Scoring Rationale
Market projection and actionable trends justify a moderate score, limited by being a commercial report, not peer-reviewed research.
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