cyu3D-printed carrot does not rely on large areas of land or maintenance costs, can be cheaper
appelMBIC vegetables literally come out of the ground. They literally grow on trees. Why do you need a 3d printer when carrots have been coming out of the ground for thousands of years. Holy shit
Annoyed_🦀 They’re Qatar-based student, and vegetables does not come from ground or tree, but shipping container lol.
I think their idea is noble, but really, hydroponics and vertical farm could potentially scale better than cultivate plant cell and print it, and also a tried and tested method for idk millions of years.
hydroponics and vertical farm
Both take water. I’m guessing Qatar doesn’t have a whole lot of that.
Growing plant cells in culture also requires water. Cells require water