Vertical Farming
There are emerging radical technologies that have the potential to change the way we live. This animation on vertical farming is part of a series for a session at the Adelaide Festival of Ideas exploring the contribution of enabling bio- and nano- technologies and their associated socio-cultural, health, safety and environmental impacts. We ask what excites you about this? What frightens you? And explore how they may change the way we live. See more at http://adelaidefestivalofideas.com.au/three-technologies-that-will-change-the-way-we-live/ Transcript can be found here: http://technyou.edu.au/fun-stuff/videos/video-transcripts/ Presented by RiAus and Bridge8 for the National Enabling Technologies Strategy Expert Forum and the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.
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I think it was a poor choice of the producer to suggest the use of GMOs for vertical framing. In some ways vertical farming can be used at least as effectively for non-GMO food. Most of the most popular modification used in GMO foods are useless in a vertical farm. The biggest is to make a crop resistant to herbicides. This is pointless in a vertical farm where there are no weeds. I believe at least one of the 3 commercial vertical I know of produce certified organic product.
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This is more than likely be the way forward, however the air quality in the city will produce poor quality, slightly polluted yields.
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But this is a very interesting method to feed peoples, even if I don't really agree with the utilisation of GMOs. You may wan't to learn about aquaponics which can also be used in such "food towers", or the plant azolla. Sorry for my quite bad english.
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I really do not understand how you can provide enough light for the plants to grow. You are talking about "high efficiency fiber optics"... But in the field, the efficiency is 100% of light available. so how can you stack 30 stories and provide them the 2*30: 60ha of "outdoor ligth"? (with "one square block" is 2ha, but this doesn't really matters) And we cannot only feed vegetables, since we need a more consistant source of energy from alimentation. Or do you suggest growing field in buldings?
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Hi I am unsure what "plages" are. I assume you mean GMOs produce poison, if so, which poison and how does it kill us? I have not found a shred of credible scientific evidence that says this, though I wil be happy to ases such evidence if you want to post it here. Having said that I know all plants, including one's we eat, naturally produce posions - cyanide (apples, almonds, etc), psorelans (celery,etc)..the list is long. Jason
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GMO's are made to kill "plages" at your farm, producing poison, witch just happens to kill you too.
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genetic engineering??? as in GMOs?
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Now that It think about it, I highly doubt they will give the land back to nature. Maybe a few, but seeing how they are corporations they make more money selling the land for a new housing development or something. That's just the more realistic view of what will happen.
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Even better is to give the land back to nature. More recreation, CO2 consolidation and a more resilient ecosystem.
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They are modified by natural means. Big difference. Don't mess with it, the risks are not worth it. There are countless examples of humans interfering with nature with disastrous consequences. Simple risk/reward thing.
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All livestock animals and even pets are genetically modified variants of their feral counterparts. GMO is perfectly fine. Obviously, it needs extensive testing before being released. And if people want labels on them, you can bet your ass that the stores will oblige.
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This is already happening in South Korea. Asia is more aggressively pursuing this because they aren't thinking about markets or whatever, but livability of their growing cities.
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This is exactly what i have been thinking for a year and every person I tell goes :/ ? um you ok, bro?
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Looks promising. However you are getting off to a bad start if you plan on using GMO's. Just as well scrap your plans if you plan on producing crap. Human's deserve much better.
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They will have more land to roam and graze. Basically all of the land we use farming agriculture we can put back into growing grass that our Cows can eat instead of corn of which is not a great food for Cows. So we can have better meat and better livestock lifestyles because they can roam more. Of course this is best case scenario. It's likely they will either grow more of what won't grow in vertical farms or sell the useless land.
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Great idea but what happens to the cattle?...
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@lawfuIneutral you wouldn't have to build it in the expensive centres of the cities, you could build them in the fringes and abandoned industrial areas around the cities.
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it will never happen so long as the industry heads are alive.
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the main problem with vertical farming would in my opinion be the cost of building or replacing the needed infrastructure in a place that would serve it best use. The center of our big city's with have very high ground prices. As such you would have to save a lot, produce a lot and stay efficient for a very very long time just to break even.
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Excellent video.
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