• Annoyed_🦀 @monyet.cc
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    1 year ago

    They’re Qatar-based student, and vegetables does not come from ground or tree, but shipping container lol.

    I think their idea is noble, but really, hydroponics and vertical farm could potentially scale better than cultivate plant cell and print it, and also a tried and tested method for idk millions of years.

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      I’ve seen the number of carrots you can get from a meter squared, I honestly felt like they never saw a vegetable patch in their life. Qatar? Well then…

    • SheeEttin@lemmy.world
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      hydroponics and vertical farm

      Both take water. I’m guessing Qatar doesn’t have a whole lot of that.

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        Everything takes water, they have desalination plants for that. Hydroponic’s goal is both reduce water and land use.

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        Qatar is literally surrounded by water on 3 sides. It’s water from the Persian Gulf, so I think it’s salty. So the only problem is efficient and sustainable desalination. Sounds like a more reasonable approach to me.