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Unfortunately Aresa Biodetection, the company behind that, stopped all research into their strain of the thale cress plant for landmine detection. I would guess
by _djo_ 14y ago
Unfortunately Aresa Biodetection, the company behind that, stopped all research into their strain of the thale cress plant for landmine detection. I would guess that they hit a dead-end in their research, perhaps they could not make it reliable enough.
- lostlogin 14y agoJudging by the video, growing anything on that land would be near impossible - it may be that this is often an issue?
- JoeAltmaier 14y agoMaybe they couldn't find a farmer brave enough to seed a minefield?
- konstruktor 14y agoAnd how do you irrigate and fertilize mined territory in the Afghan desert in a way that's cheaper than actual demining? Walking around with a hose or setting up an irrigation system seems too dangerous (or require partial demining to create footpaths anyway), and using any type of aircraft is expensive.
- politician 14y agoCactus? The American southwest is largely desert, but there are plants adapted to the low moisture environment.
- anthonyb 14y agoThere are already large numbers of aircraft flying over Afghanistan looking for the Taliban, aren't there? That's obviously not too expensive, it's just a question of political will.