cyu@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago3D-printed carrot does not rely on large areas of land or maintenance costs, can be cheaperwww.aljazeera.comexternal-linkmessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1214arrow-down132cross-posted to: 3dprinting@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1182arrow-down1external-link3D-printed carrot does not rely on large areas of land or maintenance costs, can be cheaperwww.aljazeera.comcyu@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square99fedilinkcross-posted to: 3dprinting@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.ml
minus-squarecyd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·edit-211 months agoUrban farming is the way to go for that. Modern crop plants are really very efficient organisms. It is doubtful that lab growing cells (which is hardly free of overhead) can come anywhere close to competing with that.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-211 months agoUrban farming . . . in Qatar? But I agree that this should be compared with hydroponics systems with efficient water recycling.
Urban farming is the way to go for that. Modern crop plants are really very efficient organisms. It is doubtful that lab growing cells (which is hardly free of overhead) can come anywhere close to competing with that.
Urban farming . . . in Qatar?
But I agree that this should be compared with hydroponics systems with efficient water recycling.