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    • SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      The problem with hydroponics and vertical farming is, well, sunlight. How do you get sunlight to a plant that isn’t in direct view of the sun?

      These things may be space efficient, buy they’re resource and energy intensive, as you cannot just use naturally occurring soil, and neither can you use naturally occurring sunlight. Fields are an effective, if space inefficient, way to grow crops.

      GMOs are just a straight positive though, if they’re used correctly (and not like, patented).

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        GMOs are just a straight positive though, if they’re used correctly (and not like, patented).

        Which will never happen. What company will invest billions if it can’t rake in the profits and completely control the markets later? It isn’t profitable enough.