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> An not only on Mars or Moon, but here on Earth, too. I think it'll be niche on Earth, but maybe it has a role to play-- e.g. for food security for cold natio
by mlyle 4y ago
> An not only on Mars or Moon, but here on Earth, too.
I think it'll be niche on Earth, but maybe it has a role to play-- e.g. for food security for cold nations that already rely on greenhouses and could improve yields.
- nine_k 4y agoMost of Europe can only have one crop of many cultures per year. What if some of them could grow faster and fit two crops into the summer? This might be useful not only in places like Sweden, but even in places like France.
- mlyle 4y agoMaybe. Doing it once in the lab and making it look like the economics might kind of work for a broader area isn't very convincing to me.
- kurupt213 4y agoThis is how you grow a winter crop in a warehouse. Right now we are burning tons of fuel to ship fresh produce between northern and Southern Hemispheres depending on which is experiencing the growing season. This could be the path to local fresh produce year round. Possibly more environmentally friendly than the current method.
- formerkrogemp 4y agoIceland has huge greenhouses. Norway is exporting their indoor aquaculture expertise and investments to other countries. We're getting there but not quickly enough.