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Because occupancy cost is very low outside the cities.
by rtx 6y ago
Because occupancy cost is very low outside the cities.
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoEither I missed something, or your answer doesn't actually address the question. Could you explain what you mean a bit further?
- rtx 6y agoIt's about why don't they move the vertical farms outside the city. Farming on lands outside population center is cheaper than on vertical farms at the same locations. This is due to low cost of land and benefits of mechanisation. Right now we have excess food production.
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoI see your point. But if they get the claimed several hundred times the productivity, then they need several hundred times less land. That land is still several thousand dollars an acre, even out in the sticks. That's a lot of money that can be saved on the land. > Right now we have excess food production. True. If this vertical approach produces wheat for less money, then it will take over. If not, then it won't... today. There's this whole climate change thing. People suspect that it's going to harm food production. Can we control this smaller environment well enough for it to still be productive? Better than we can control outdoor farms.