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posted by martyb on Thursday August 20 2020, @01:16AM   Printer-friendly
from the from-hot... dept.

High-tech farmers sow seeds of revolution in Dubai desert:

An ultra-modern vertical farm in the middle of the desert stands as a testament to Dubai's determination to spark a "green revolution" to overcome its dependence on food imports.

Al-Badia market garden farm produces an array of vegetable crops in multi-storey format, carefully controlling light and irrigation as well as recycling 90 percent of the water it uses.

"It's a green revolution in the middle of the desert," the farm's director Basel Jammal [says].

[...] That was not an issue decades ago when the area was sparsely inhabited by Bedouins.

But the wealth generated by oil discoveries since the 1970s sent expatriates flocking to the UAE.

Dubai now has more than 3.3 million inhabitants of 200 nationalities, relies largely on expensive desalinated water, and its food needs have grown and diversified.

Will hydroponics be cheaper than importing food?


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  • (Score: 2) by NickM on Thursday August 20 2020, @01:21AM (5 children)

    by NickM (2867) on Thursday August 20 2020, @01:21AM (#1039162) Journal

    Will hydroponics be cheaper than importing food?

    It will assuredly be fresher.
    Dubai is able and willing to pay.
    That question is then irrelevant!

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  • (Score: 2, Touché) by fustakrakich on Thursday August 20 2020, @01:52AM (4 children)

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Thursday August 20 2020, @01:52AM (#1039171) Journal

    Well, they do want cheap labor

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    • (Score: 2) by NickM on Thursday August 20 2020, @02:01AM (3 children)

      by NickM (2867) on Thursday August 20 2020, @02:01AM (#1039177) Journal
      That I cannot argue against!
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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 20 2020, @02:57AM (2 children)

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 20 2020, @02:57AM (#1039202)

        And yet you must lest ye be seen a fool.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 20 2020, @03:24AM (1 child)

          by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 20 2020, @03:24AM (#1039217)
          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 20 2020, @04:06AM

            by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 20 2020, @04:06AM (#1039236)

            You have the right to life, unless I change my mind.