Comment on James Dyson reveals the future of farming
samc@feddit.uk 4 days agoNot saying I disagree, but out of curiosity I looked up the yield of a conventional strawberry field, which is apparently 15-25 tons per hectare, or 11-18% of your threshold.
I agree that this would likely never be economically viable for strawberries, as I imagine it’d cost way more than £1M for a “hectares worth” of this setup.
More importantly, I don’t consider strawberries vital to our food security, unlike Dyson
sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 4 days ago
I think the price will come down now that they have a proof of concept.
samc@feddit.uk 4 days ago
Yes, but it’s still competing with a field full of dirt. So the value add has to be pretty substantial to justify any cost.