Veggie Thread v2.0 ...all stuff regarding food production

[KichigaiNeko]

Actually it is a big plus for big Ag. The fact that you like to have a vegetarian diet is secondary. The main issue is distribution so this may only be at a local/ national level but it does have promise if the concept can go global.

If it could be done on a big enough scale, it could see an actual transformation of the world. Clean water + free calories = win.

This is my thinking. There is so much work being done to incorporate aqua-culture and crop-culture that also looks promising

As for big Ag-- I agree. I have no problem with new technologies providing both food and new jobs. As a vegetarian, it seems having an enclosed environment would (if it's actually completely enclosed) also allow more control over incidental impact-- voles getting chewed up by ploughs, etc.

Agreed..... the minimal in-put for maximal gain is the only thing stopping it. Seems they have struck a balance.

As for desalinization, I really think the filtering process is a dead end except for small-scale stuff. It seems to me that ocean winds and currents, as well as sun energy in those places that most need fresh water (read: Africa), should be able to generate enough energy for cooling to use an evaporation/condensation purification system. This kind of system would also allow for some climate control, allowing non-native crops to grow in hot regions.

Also Australia! Our biggest issue here is WATER!

Do you have any documentation/ information regarding evaporation/condensation purification system this is new to me. It would seem the particulate matter is the greater issue hence the filtration route to desalination.

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19 February 2014, 6.12am AEST
Big Food lobbying: tip of the iceberg exposed
Direct lobbying is one of several tactics food companies use to shape regulation and public perception in their favour........
The influence of the food lobby has come into the public spotlight over the past week, with revelations that Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash’s chief-of-staff, Alastair Furnival, has strong links to the food industry. Furnival previously worked as a lobbyist for several food companies and is the co-owner of a firm that has represented the food industry.

The controversy came as Nash personally intervened to have health department staff withdraw a website launching a new government-approved health star rating food labelling system for Australia. Nash has since been accused of breaching ministerial standards for failing to declare Furnival’s conflict. And Furnival resigned from his chief-of-staff position on Friday.

This incident has exposed one of the many ways in which powerful food companies exert their influence over government policy. From a public health perspective, the major concern is that this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Big Food tactics

Full article:> https://theconversation.com/big-food-lob...osed-23232