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If our government subsidizes investment in greenhouse, would that be sustainable?

• teaearlgraycold 5y ago
  I don’t think so. Subsidies are good when they get a market over a small initial cost. They pull you out of a local minimum. Greenhouses will never be cheaper than using the Earth as well always have.
  • thecolorblue 5y ago
    > Greenhouses will never be cheaper than using the Earth as well always have. This needs to be tested. There are a lot of expenses in bare field farming including transportation, pest control, low yield from weather, etc.
  • kiba 5y ago
    Obviously, greenhouse makes sense, but only for relatively high value crops. My question was merely about the government not going bankrupt through large scale subsidization. But maybe I should consider research & development too.