Uni Boffin Cans Desert Farm That Uses Only Sun and Seawater

Sundrop farm: no fossil fuels required to grow 180,000 tomato plants. Photo: Supplied
Sundrop farm: no fossil fuels required to grow 180,000 tomato plants. Photo: Supplied

IN A TYPICALLY negative academic take on a South-Australian farm growing 180,000 tomato plants using only sun and seawater, Paul Kristiansen at the University of New England, Australia, questioned the need for energy-intensive farming in a desert, when there are ideal growing conditions in other parts of Australia.

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