Israel is at the forefront in terms of agricultural technologies. This is against the fact that Israel is generally a desert country in the Middle East. They practice successful agriculture in extreme climatic conditions. To be specific, half of the land in Israel is a desert. There is no water and the climate is unfriendly… Continue reading Israel’s Use Of Technology For Successful Farming
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Farming In The Urban Landscape
There is a strange dichotomy between tech and farming. We tend to think that the high tech world is the polar opposite of the rural farming lifestyle, where you’re living off the fruit of your labours. But the truth is that modern farming owes quite a bit to technology advances over the years, from as… Continue reading Farming In The Urban Landscape
Farming On Mars? It May Be The Future
When we consider space colonization, some of the complications we’ll face are food production, oxygen production and waste filtration. We could spend years of research and vast sums of money creating systems to do this, or carry foodstuffs from Earth, but why do that when it seems we could just plant crops to do it… Continue reading Farming On Mars? It May Be The Future
The Future Of Farming
Farming is an industry that has remained basically unchanged for many, many years now. Sure, the introduction of mechanical tractors has improved productivity and reduced the amount of labour needed, but apart from that it has remained virtually untouched by technology. However, with the world’s population constantly increasing, and set to do so for many… Continue reading The Future Of Farming
Growing In The Dark – A New Type Of Farming?
As the world population continues to increase exponentially, food becomes ever more of an issue. The process of photosynthesis is one of the most important chemical reactions that goes on in our world, whereby plants convert CO2 and water into oxygen and sugar, and light drives this whole process. Without the sun the earth would… Continue reading Growing In The Dark – A New Type Of Farming?