How did you get ‘central control’ out of this article?
While the article may not have mentioned it, how else could it work. Are you telling me there would be independent farmers on every floor? Or, more likely (if the idea is even viable) that one corporation would control the entire operation.
Now if it works in one city, economy of scale would almost demand similar operations in every major city. Again, would there be multiple corporation each with their own building or again more likely a single corporation would be control all of them.
Now when you think “central control” you may think government but that is not always the case. Look at newspapers today. Most are owned by just a few companies. This would be the same thing.
Personally I think we are better off with a thousand scattered farms and ranches then a few centrally located “farms” in the big cities.
But the argument is moot, it is not going to happen since the local governments will write so many regulations that it would not be profitable (and what the regulator don’t restrict the environmentalist would).
But I may be wrong. These are after all just my opinions and I have been wrong before. Have a good day