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  • Agricultural Science
  • Environmental Science
  • Engineering

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  • Vertical farming techniques cultivate crops without soil, maximizing productivity and profit.
  • These methods require fewer resources and yield high-quality produce.
  • Analysis includes hydroponics, aquaponics, aeroponics, and fogponics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To comprehensively analyze various vertical farming techniques.
  • To introduce a novel decision-making framework for technology selection.
  • To quantify uncertainty using q-rung picture fuzzy sets.

Main Methods:

  • A hybrid Logarithmic percentage change-driven objective weighting-Multi-attributive border approximation area comparison framework was developed.
  • Distance measures were employed for objective analysis.
  • Q-rung picture fuzzy sets were used for uncertainty quantification.

Main Results:

  • Production yield is a critical factor in selecting optimal vertical farming technology.
  • The study ranked aquaponics as the ideal method, followed by aeroponics, fogponics, and hydroponics.
  • Framework validation was performed through comparative analysis and Spearman's rank correlation.

Conclusions:

  • Aquaponics emerges as the most effective vertical farming technique based on the proposed framework.
  • The developed methodology provides a reliable and accurate approach to evaluating vertical farming systems.
  • Sensitivity analysis confirmed the model's accuracy and robustness.