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legendary
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July 08, 2023, 03:55:09 AM
#34
I believe that you are from one of the countries of Southeast Asia or India or one of the densely populated countries in which agricultural land is scarce or difficult and those that exist will not be as fertile as last year.
I live in a country where the opposite is true. We have large areas, but there are no real investments that encourage people to cultivate, as the income from it is good, but there are other sectors that are less difficult and more profitable and whose return is less risky instead of agriculture, such as tourism.
The future of agriculture is in the good use of lands globally, when countries start investing in the lands of other countries.
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July 08, 2023, 03:24:08 AM
#33
Since everybody can not own a farm laend to make plantations it is very important for the government to help those existing farmers and encourage them to create more lands for farming because as the population is growing very fast, there is need for food to be available for people to buy and eat so that there will not be in availability of food for the populatiom to feed on. We can see that one of the things that are causing the high cost of food is because there is not surplus of food in the market to reduce the hike in price of food in the market.
To add to your solution, I propose that there's a way where the government encourages urban gardening, I've seen a few people that have done this and document it through YouTube and I think that it's safe to assume that it's a good solution since urban farming helps in the utilization of spaces that's not mostly used or not treaded in an urban setting. Regarding food surplus, it's in the best interest in my opinion to create a better logistics if not improve the current logistics, most of the time, the logistics is what's causing the delays and wastage in food. Conversion of some lands as farms in highly urbanized cities is the dream though when it comes to the future of farming, will literally solve logistics, food prices, and food waste altogether.
legendary
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July 07, 2023, 03:46:08 PM
#32
Vertical farming looks like it's a very basic idea meant to save space. I'm more interested in hydroponics, that allows you to grow plants much faster and constantly control the amount of water and microelements they receive.
Since we already know how to produce LED lights allowing plants to grow without the sun and we can grow them without soil using hydroponics, the future of farming is going to be in large warehouses, or even underground, where plants will be stacked on numerous levels and the whole process will be automated.

With artificial food or grasshopper crackers becoming more common, the number of farms may be limited in the future.  Not everyone will be able to establish a farm, and it is likely that the farmer will be allowed to grow or breed whatever is listed on the permit.

This isn't going to be the food of the future. It's pushed by the same idiots who created veganism and now people who were vegan for a while find out they actually crave meat and completely change their habits. Read about the guy who had bowel irritation from vegan food and fixed it by eating beef.
Most people don't want to eat insects. Check who wants you to eat them. It's the same people who are trying to limit cash flow and enforce CBDCs.
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July 07, 2023, 03:32:38 PM
#31
Since everybody can not own a farm laend to make plantations it is very important for the government to help those existing farmers and encourage them to create more lands for farming because as the population is growing very fast, there is need for food to be available for people to buy and eat so that there will not be in availability of food for the populatiom to feed on. We can see that one of the things that are causing the high cost of food is because there is not surplus of food in the market to reduce the hike in price of food in the market.
legendary
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July 07, 2023, 03:28:08 PM
#30
Obviously this is the future, eventually with productivity in land reducing and humans finding more and more spots to settle themselves, vertical farming is the only solution and infact it's more profitable too considering rising land prices in few developing and developed nations. But yes we would need very high tech technology to actually make this a reality because most of the farmers are coming from a uneducated background so for them such a thing is actually difficult.

With artificial food or grasshopper crackers becoming more common, the number of farms may be limited in the future.  Not everyone will be able to establish a farm, and it is likely that the farmer will be allowed to grow or breed whatever is listed on the permit.
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July 07, 2023, 03:22:32 PM
#29
Land is becoming lesser and not very available for agriculture as before, There is a lot of Urbanization going on and many land space are being built on to carter for the increasing number of persons. There will be lesser organic foods available for consumption as the worlds population increase and farming space reduces. Because of this, there now has to be an improvement in farming methods and I personally consider vertical Farming to be the future of organic food farming.
Agriculture is the barn of life because this is where food sources are available and it is also from agriculture that people get food sources to support their lives. Urbanization that occurs makes agricultural land smaller and unable to accommodate the number of food sources for some countries that are trying to transfer functions, so that food sources must be exported from outside which results in increasingly expensive prices.

The problem is that this will have an impact on families who have incomes below the average, because to meet food needs at prices that are no longer affordable. Not all urbanization is successful and most of it also affects the stability of people who earn below average incomes.

In vertical farming, Plants are grown in stacked layers under controlled conditions like green house farming.
In vertical farming,
Some countries that have small land have implemented a vertical farming system like you mean and they use small land to produce food and all the food needs of that farming system.
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July 07, 2023, 02:43:22 PM
#28
Land is becoming lesser and not very available for agriculture as before, There is a lot of Urbanization going on and many land space are being built on to carter for the increasing number of persons. There will be lesser organic foods available for consumption as the worlds population increase and farming space reduces. Because of this, there now has to be an improvement in farming methods and I personally consider vertical Farming to be the future of organic food farming.

In vertical farming, Plants are grown in stacked layers under controlled conditions like green house farming.
In vertical farming,
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Ensures Consistent Crop Production
One of the biggest benefits of vertical arming lies in the fact that it is extremely reliable. That means, when you opt for vertical farming, you can be assured of getting consistent crop production throughout the year. This is further made possible because vertical farming doesn’t usually rely on the weather, allowing you to cultivate crops without having to get worked up about adverse weather conditions.
Uses Space Optimally
Reduces Usage of Water
One of the biggest perks of vertical farming lies in the fact that it follows a Hydroponic growing process whereby only 10% of the water is used. This mode of farming also uses fewer fertilizers and nutrients when compared to conventional methods. Since the water is completely clean even after usage, it can be duly reused thereby reducing the total cost and cutting down on waste.
Cuts Down on Transport Cost
You can always choose to grow crops in an area where your customer lives thereby reducing transportation costs, carbon dioxide emissions, and the constant need for refrigerating your produce. At the end of the day, this not only contributes to the freshness of your products but also makes them incredibly profitable.
Doesn’t Involve Chemicals or Pesticides
When you grow food on a vertical farm, you have the chance of completely cutting down on the need to invest in pesticides. That is because your farming is practiced in a controlled environment that prohibits the entry of pests.
Limits Occupational Hazards
With indoor farming in place, no farmer is exposed to the hazards associated with using heavy farming gear. They are also well-protected from a range of ailments like malaria, issues from harmful chemicals, and the likes of it.Since this mode of farming does not affect trees and animals around inland zones, it is also an excellent way to promote biodiversity.
Larger Produce
Probably the biggest benefit of vertical farming is the fact that it helps produce more crops in general. As we already know, this mode of farming enables cultivars to produce crops consistently in a small area. Interestingly, it also boosts the amount of produce.
What do you think about Vertical Farming, do you agree that it is the future of farming really?

https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/advantages-disadvantages-vertical-farming.php
Obviously this is the future, eventually with productivity in land reducing and humans finding more and more spots to settle themselves, vertical farming is the only solution and infact it's more profitable too considering rising land prices in few developing and developed nations. But yes we would need very high tech technology to actually make this a reality because most of the farmers are coming from a uneducated background so for them such a thing is actually difficult.
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July 07, 2023, 02:30:15 PM
#27
Hmm, My family background is pure Asian farming, I would say Yes, the farming profession is getting decreasing in priority. Reson is a digital and effortless life. The future of farming in which context you are asking about? As I can read you are saying the resources are lesser as compared to before yes that's a fact because now we are destroying our agricultural lands just for the sake of commercial plotting and housing colonies. Real estate is the biggest threat to Farming.

In my view, farming is a good business but due to the lack of training and awareness, the young generation is not so close to it. In my region, most of the business is based on farming. Hmm, our elders use to say nowadays all these pesticides and fertilizers are destroying our health and the purity of the crops and health, and I think I do agree with it. Well, I am going off-topic so the endpoint is OP our fertile landing is getting destroyed by these real estate investors. we need a strong action on it.
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Duelbits
July 07, 2023, 02:28:04 PM
#26
Talking about the future in the agricultural sector, I think this is quite worrying. Land is getting narrower and the interest of young people in the agricultural sector is decreasing not to mention the issue of climate change which can hamper agriculture.
Sustainable agriculture is important because agriculture is a source of food for most people in the world and we can see how the impact was when the Ukrainian agricultural sector was disrupted due to wars which resulted in food and fertilizer crises in several countries, so in this case there is a need for food availability. enough to avoid a food crisis that can lead to death from starvation. And if agriculture is not managed properly it will have a negative impact on the environment and reduce land productivity in the future.

And to answer this question, among others

-First, expanding agricultural land and creating special agricultural areas. Because what is happening now is that when special agricultural areas are created, there are a lot of conversions of the function of agricultural land into factories, housing and so on. With the existence of special agricultural areas, it is hoped that agricultural output can be stable every year and can provide sufficient food availability.

-Second, attracting youth interest in the agricultural sector to overcome the crisis of farmer regeneration. for example by increasing access to and improving the quality of agricultural vocational education, creating a youth entrepreneur program in the agricultural sector and creating agricultural activities that involve young people to attract their interest in the agricultural sector.

-Third, improving technology and making up-to-date innovations to anticipate agricultural problems such as crop failure caused by drought or pests and also to anticipate climate change.
legendary
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July 07, 2023, 02:18:30 PM
#25
vertical farming is a very old technique though, its been around since time since in my country we have Rice Terraces where our ancestors carved ladders on our mountains in which every step is a rice field. Quite unique in Asia somehow, there are some in Indonesia afaik.


image source https://www.worldtribune.org/2023/rice-terraces-of-the-philippine-cordilleras/

vertical farming though is good if one can do it in the city where only needs a very small space. i would be interested to have my own garden of cabbage or potatoes so i can survive even when the world inflation skyrockets.
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July 07, 2023, 01:57:37 PM
#24
I disagree that there is a scarcity of farmland in the world. We can simply argue that there is less usable land for farming and that we must use chemicals and pesticides to assist in growing in situations like that. Vertical farming is advantageous and cost effective because it can be used without the addition of any chemicals or pesticides, as well as other characteristics that will result in lower financial charges. It is always beneficial to have an alternative to anything, but not at the risk of causing harm to people. What I don't agree with is the notion that farmland is scarce. It may be scarce in some parts of the world, but not everywhere as you’ve said in your post.
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July 07, 2023, 01:43:40 PM
#23
What do you think about Vertical Farming, do you agree that it is the future of farming really?
Of course, this is the future of farming but this technique has its own flaws such as it becomes difficult to cultivate crops that are larger in size like 10 feet/Sugarcane etc. If you were referring to small-size crops like growing vegetables then this method is reliable otherwise I found it useless.

I checked the history of this method and it was first introduced in 1999, but I doubt this method is older than that. But keeping the 1999 date in mind, I can say one thing for sure the future that we are talking about in which this method will be most efficient does not come yet. But still, this method covers less space horizontally but more vertically.

I have seen many vertically farming baskets, being used to decorate houses and hotel instead of using them to cultivate vegetables. I know it's one of the use cases it brings but this indicated that this method currently not needed because on earth there is still land available for farming.
I agree with you, vertical agriculture only applies to small plants, such as tubers, vegetables and fruits that have small sizes, certainly will not be effective if for large plants and or require more sunlight such as corn, rice and wheat.
We can see that this vertical agricultural projection has limits.

Maybe today is not so popular because there is still a lot of land to be made a place of agriculture, but in some large countries have done it with extraordinary scale such as Dubai for example, they are the highest producer in the world of the  vertical farming system.
legendary
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July 07, 2023, 01:40:54 PM
#22
I think everybody should own some farmland in some way. It doesn't matter if you need it or not at the moment. I think you will need it in the future for sure. Actually it doesn't even have to a farm land, a house with a nice garden would do the trick. You should be able to grow some basic vegetables and fruits in that garden. That way you can reduce your food dependency greatly.

My grand parents grow cucumbers, tomatoes, watermelons, peppers, cherries, plums, peaches and lots of other green shit... They all grow in the same garden and they all taste great.
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July 07, 2023, 01:17:35 PM
#21
What do you think about Vertical Farming, do you agree that it is the future of farming really?
Of course, this is the future of farming but this technique has its own flaws such as it becomes difficult to cultivate crops that are larger in size like 10 feet/Sugarcane etc. If you were referring to small-size crops like growing vegetables then this method is reliable otherwise I found it useless.

I checked the history of this method and it was first introduced in 1999, but I doubt this method is older than that. But keeping the 1999 date in mind, I can say one thing for sure the future that we are talking about in which this method will be most efficient does not come yet. But still, this method covers less space horizontally but more vertically.

I have seen many vertically farming baskets, being used to decorate houses and hotel instead of using them to cultivate vegetables. I know it's one of the use cases it brings but this indicated that this method currently not needed because on earth there is still land available for farming.
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July 07, 2023, 01:09:07 PM
#20
Land is becoming lesser and not very available for agriculture as before, There is a lot of Urbanization going on and many land space are being built on to carter for the increasing number of persons. There will be lesser organic foods available for consumption as the worlds population increase and farming space reduces. Because of this, there now has to be an improvement in farming methods and I personally consider vertical Farming to be the future of organic food farming.
This is the importance of local government law regulations, which in some areas have imposed restrictions on development. For example, a certain company will set up a factory in an area with a potential plantation soil structure, so the rules may not exceed the set limit. Because then the agricultural area can still stand. The Agribusiness Council plays a role in implementing these regulations and has the authority to follow up if a company constructs a building outside the predetermined boundaries.

Especially now that the greening program is being stepped up again, both in urban and rural areas, which incidentally are now starting to shift. The coordination between the community and the local government to create regional stability.
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July 07, 2023, 01:04:12 PM
#19
There are some conditions where in some big cities land seems to be something difficult but for some areas actually land can still be used for agriculture.
IMO the problem that may be faced in agriculture is that nowadays it is not about the condition of the land and whether it is still there or not but the difference in understanding between generations that may make this even more dangerous.
Nowadays, especially for generation Z, farming is sometimes seen as something that is very difficult to do because they don't want to have a lot of thoughts and want lighter work such as being in front of a PC every day or wearing a tie when working so when being a farmer will be seen as something trivial and this type of profession that young people don't really want.
Land is definitely a problem, but when there is no regeneration for farmers, it is also very dangerous because as time goes by, there will be fewer and fewer farmers.
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July 07, 2023, 12:30:00 PM
#18
You know, if I had a lot of money, I would buy a farm lot as an investment because we live on land, and it is used to grow fruits and vegetables. Having an investment farm or livestock is different than real estate that only builds houses.
It's different because you have a farm of vegetables, fruits, because it helps a large part of our health and this is the truth, that's why there are businessmen because they just want to make money and don't care if it affects the nature, which is not nice

Well real estate and farming or livestock is literally different investment. It's literally depends on your suitability or what you prefer since both needs maintenance and consistency. Farming is actually difficult if you don't have the knowledge in farming since it will be affected by the weather or the environment since we're talking about growing a living organism. If that's the case you can hire someone who's good at farming. And real estate could be the same but I think it's already a common investment for some people so they would be aware on how it works but still need some maintenance and fix the papers.
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July 07, 2023, 12:22:16 PM
#17
Vertical farming can be done in a place that lacks land but not in a rural area. There are still enough land in my country and government has their own farms which they use to feed the nation even though it isn't enough. Majority of people living in the rural area uses farming ad their major occupation,and the plant on lands. There are a lot of abandoned land in my territory in different places that is just there without people using them for farming. I don't see that the time coming so soon that there will be no more land available for farming. The third world country is underdeveloped and there are bushes everywhere. Even in a second world country people are still farming on lands.
Some countries have abundant uncultivated lands because they have large land masses. Other countries are not that fortunate to have arable lands fit for large-scale farming. But I want to argue that vertical farming is not the future of agriculture. It might be effective in subsistence farming where food is grown for household consumption, but it can not feed a large number of people. Vertical farming requires some skill, and can also be expensive and difficult to manage. Not many farmers will be interested in this kind of farming.

I have always been an advocate of organic farming because it is healthy and maintain the natural soil texture, but I am afraid that the future of agriculture is now inorganic farming. With the effect of global warming, climate change, conflicts, and other problems I am afraid that the world will keep depending on genetically modified seeds for high harvest, syndetic pesticides, and chemicals to assist farmers produce more from limited farmlands.
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July 07, 2023, 11:50:29 AM
#16
I'm not sure and the information OP mentioned about its size and scope, but I've gone to some countries maybe their farming field still hasn't changed too much from the traditional one, in terms of scale. Planning land area is almost a price to pay for industrial development, but I see that aside from new modern equipment for farming, the productivity I have heard and seen is huge giant. As for the future story of some redevelopment experiment that produces productive varieties, I know it's been around for quite a while and is being studied every day, obviously we face a lot of dangers in the future. Life, food situation is always considered and considered in the top.
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July 07, 2023, 11:17:16 AM
#15
For now, modern agrarian techniques are only applied by farmers who have narrow land. That's not yet the government's plan to deal with escalating settlements that don't really look threatening in their eyes.

I'm currently a bit involved in the farming business, but I don't have much idea to comment on this step towards modernizing agriculture. In my point of view, I do not agree with some of the advantages mentioned such as:

- Ensures Consistent Crop Production, this may reduce the quality of the crop.
- Reducing transportation costs, I think all agricultural needs from the first stage to sales will not be available in one place or let's say in as close a radius as possible. In my area, to be honest the cost of transportation is not much of a thought.
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