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You can put farms in the desert. Some of the most productive farmland is in deserts. Arizona and California are both noted for producing large quantities of hig
by mannerheim 6y ago
You can put farms in the desert. Some of the most productive farmland is in deserts. Arizona and California are both noted for producing large quantities of high-quality cotton.
- Grakel 6y agoIncredible amount of lettuce is grown in Arizona as well!
- wernercd 6y agoand those productive farms also use copious amounts of water that isn't available otherwise. (IE: piped in from rivers far away causing no shortage of ancillary problems: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/magazine/the-water-wars-of-arizona.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/magazine/the-water-wars-o... )
- mannerheim 6y agoIt comes with its own set of problems, but deserts are not dealbreakers for agriculture as the GP suggests.
- dv_dt 6y agoWhich also brings up a question if indoor farms recycle their water? At the very least, I might expect the transpiration rate to be lower, lowering water use.