Farming of the Future
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Indoor Hydroponics of Morus, Japan, Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Indoor_Hydroponics_of_Morus%2C_Japan_%2838459770052%29.jpg, (Attribution: Satoshi KINOKUNI, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en, Presented at: WindermereSun.com)
Vertical farm in Moscow, Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BC%D1%8B_%C2%AB%D0%A0%D1%83%D1%81%D0%AD%D0%BA%D0%BE%C2%BB_(%D0%A1._%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD;_%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%8F%D0%B1%D1%80%D1%8C_2019)_%C2%B7_7.jpg (Attribution: Mos.ru, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en, Presented at: WindermereSun.com)
Vertical Farming in Singapore, Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_farming#/media/File:Sgverticalfarming1.png (Attribution: Lianoland Wimons, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en, Presented at: WindermereSun.com)
Aquaponics with catfish, Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Aquaponics_with_catfish.jpg (Attribution: Ryan Somma, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en, Presented at: WinderemreSun.com)
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In spite of decreased food production resulting from extreme weather conditions due to climate change or reduced fertilizer availability due to war in Ukraine, hope remains with humanity due to resiliency and adaptability of humankind, as we can see in the progress made in farming of the future.
AppHarvest is exploring the future of indoor farming and agriculture technology by using up to 90% less water, human-assisting AI, and the power of the sun for reliable food growth. Alongside local education efforts, AppHarvest’s main focus is to provide US consumers with sustainable, reliable produce so that we can all enjoy a healthier, more vibrant planet in the future, in the video published on Nov 8, 2022, by Business Insider, as “One Of The World’s Largest Indoor Farms Is Using Advanced Tech To Build A More Resilient Food System“, below:
Agriculture will have to change drastically in the future if it is to meet global demand. Food production will become increasingly difficult in the face of growing challenges like rapid population growth, climate change and soil exhaustion. In Berlin, too, you can find lettuces growing in beds without soil and under artificial lighting next to restaurant kitchens or in some supermarkets. But in Japan and the US the practice of growing vegetables in huge factory buildings has been around longer. These are a world away from your normal greenhouses. The plants are grown in sterile conditions without the use of any pesticides. The fruit and vegetables produced can be eaten without being washed. And the yield is 100 times greater than in a same-sized area outdoors. The Japanese maker of such high-tech farms is successfully exporting them around the world – to customers in the Arab Emirates and in Asia’s megacities, for example. We will all have to wake up to the fact that food production methods will have to change if our food supplies are to be secure in the future. Increasingly, our cities will have to come up with ways of growing more for themselves and becoming less dependent on rural areas and global food supply chains. At the same time it is imperative to reform conventional farming to make it more weather resistant and less resource intensive, in the video published on Nov. 28, 2020, by DW Documentary , as “When food becomes scarce – high-tech farms of the future | DW Documentary“, below:
In the video published on Nov. 23, 2022, by TechZone, as “11 AMAZING FARMS YOU HAVEN”T SEEN BEFORE“, below:
Vertical farming is a type of indoor farming where crops are grown in stacked layers, rather than spread out across large plots of land. These farms offer many benefits over traditional ones, including the prospect of better access to healthy foods in underserved communities. Because vertical farms use LED lighting, their output isn’t subject to the natural elements that typically affect plant production such as adverse weather, insects, and seasons. They’re better for the environment because they require less energy and put out less pollution, without a need for heavy machinery, pesticides, or fertilizers. Additionally, soil-less farming methods like aeroponics require just 10% of the amount of water consumed by outdoor farms. Adopting these sustainable farming practices could lead to a monumental shift in how we produce food on Earth, and enable us to create a reliable food source beyond our planet, in the video published on May 22, 2021, by Freethink, as “Vertical farms could take over the world | Hard Reset by Freethink“, below:
With climate change and rising populations, we have to find more sustainable ways to farm our food. Are hydroponic greenhouses the key to farming’s future? In the video published on Sep 29, 2020 by ABC Science, as “Growing Tomatoes Indoors With 94% Less Water And No Soil“, below:
Amid population growth and a changing climate, we meet the food producers doing more with less, in the video published on Mar 21, 2021, by VICE News, as “Visiting the Farm of the Future“, below:
Amidst climate change, a growing population, and people consuming more of less sustainable food, how will we feed our future world? The answer may not be increasing resources–land, water, and employees–but rather improving production efficiency to create more sustainable farming of crops. The key question: How do we increase the amount of food we produce while using the same or fewer resources? The Sustainable Development Roadmap from an Unexpected Superpower: When it comes to scaling agricultural production sustainably, one small country has a very large impact. Bolstered by a national commitment to produce twice the amount of food with half the resources, the Netherlands has become the world’s #2 produce exporter. The close collaboration between the government, science organizations and the food industry have driven impressive innovation and an efficiency that’s unmatched anywhere else in the world. On a normal open-field tomato farm, one could expect 4 kilograms of yield per square meter. In a high-tech greenhouse in the Netherlands, that number shoots up to 80 kilograms of yield per square meter, with 4X less water. That’s a 20X improvement on output! And it’s not just tomatoes–the Dutch are #1 in the world on producing chilis, green peppers, and cucumbers (measured by yield per square mile). With conservation and sustainable food as two of the most important global issues, could other countries copy their approach to help save the earth? Sustainable Farming Practices Driven by AI What is sustainability driven by? The technology behind these greenhouses allows for an extreme level of control over water, light, temperature, and CO2–all of which are finely tuned and optimized. Constant testing on countless variables is what drives these facilities and could be the future of our planet’s sustainable food systems. Tests can be as simple as comparing different hues of LEDs to increase tolerance against pests, or as advanced as a moth-killing drone. In addition, eco friendly technology is simply getting better. More and more, efficient farming is becoming automated, using artificial intelligence to find the optimal conditions. By learning the behaviors of plants, climate computers can adjust conditions far better than a human. Scaling Efficient Farming: It’s All About Knowledge Sharing The Netherlands is not just thinking about the Netherlands. Besides leveraging technology in efficient ways, these innovators are exploring how to use their findings on a greater scale. For example, their greenhouses emulate climates across the world in order to optimize growth outside of the country. As they learn about what’s optimal in Columbia, for example, they can then transfer that knowledge and help build sustainable food systems across the earth. This level of big picture thinking could be a game-changer as we tackle global warming and climate change – one of society’s greatest challenges in the coming years, in the video published on Aug. 19, 2019, by Freethink, as “The Futuristic Farms That WIll Feed The World | Freethink| Future of Food“, below:
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