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Water is actually scarce and getting more scarce every year, particularly in agricultural areas. There are article about this pretty much every year now.
by jonathankoren 4y ago
Water is actually scarce and getting more scarce every year, particularly in agricultural areas.
There are article about this pretty much every year now.
- cute_boi 4y agoHow would this venture bypass the water issue? Because, I think this venture will also require similar quantity of water.
- jonathankoren 4y agoThe same way every hydroponic system saves water. Recirculation. Traditional soil growing literally pours the water on the ground, where most of it evaporates, and what doesn’t sinks into the soil and becomes unrecoverable on any reasonable timescale.
- Scoundreller 4y agoDepends how deep your well is. Sometimes around here, the water table is closer to the ground than your basement floor is…
- jonathankoren 4y agoIt’s not the depth. It’s the rate of draw vs replenish.
- lightedman 4y agoWe can drop water requirements up to 99% for some crops versus traditional land farming using hydroponics. You get a sealed environment where water doesn't just get lost.
- mkl 4y agoFrom the article: "In addition to the mobility of indoor farms, vertical farming has the capacity to grow food with 95% less water and 97% less land, according to the USDA"
- LatteLazy 4y agoIt's really not. The patterns of rainfall are changing. But that's just a matter of needing better infrastructure or moving crops around to follow it. It's also important to note it's a renewable resource: when you use 1l of water, you don't "use" it forever, 99% of it just goes back into the water cycle. "Place X will be out of water by 2025" is great clickbait but it's totally untrue.