cyu@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago3D-printed carrot does not rely on large areas of land or maintenance costs, can be cheaperwww.aljazeera.comexternal-linkmessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up1213arrow-down132cross-posted to: 3dprinting@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1181arrow-down1external-link3D-printed carrot does not rely on large areas of land or maintenance costs, can be cheaperwww.aljazeera.comcyu@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square93fedilinkcross-posted to: 3dprinting@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.ml
minus-squarespittingimage@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down3·1 year agoIt says exactly what the point is in the article: reducing dependence on imports when there’s not enough arable land to feed a population.
minus-squarecyd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·edit-21 year agoUrban farming is the way to go for that. Modern crop plants are really very efficient organisms. It is doubtful that lab growing cells (which is hardly free of overhead) can come anywhere close to competing with that.
minus-squarefreziklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year agoUrban farming . . . in Qatar? But I agree that this should be compared with hydroponics systems with efficient water recycling.
It says exactly what the point is in the article: reducing dependence on imports when there’s not enough arable land to feed a population.
Urban farming is the way to go for that. Modern crop plants are really very efficient organisms. It is doubtful that lab growing cells (which is hardly free of overhead) can come anywhere close to competing with that.
Urban farming . . . in Qatar?
But I agree that this should be compared with hydroponics systems with efficient water recycling.