A PROPOSED shift towards large-scale, high-tech glasshouse growing could mark a significant turning point for food security and food production in the Falkland Islands, according to Deputy Director of Development and Commercial Services, Steve Dent.Speaking this week following the delivery of a new report by consultants ADAS, part of the RSK Group, Mr Dent outlined a future model centred on a half-hectare or one-hectare glasshouse capable of producing crops year-round under controlled conditions.The report is the second phase of work commissioned after the Falkland Islands Government took over Stanley Growers in 2023.While the first phase looked at the state of the business, the latest work examines what a long-term, sustainable model might be.As Mr Dent put it, the proposal is for “either a half hectare or a whole hectare glasshouse where the vast majority of the crops are grown indoors, all year round.”He explained that the concept relies on modern...