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This Week in Indoor Farming

NASA will further its research on space farming for lengthy exploratory trips, where a healthy, balanced meal is crucial. The next phase in efforts to address the demand for a continuous fresh-food production system for working astronauts in space is the Pick-and-Eat Salad-Crop Productivity, Nutritional Value, and Acceptability to Supplement the International Space Station Food System (VEG-05) research.

The majority of the food consumed by astronauts is prepackaged, and they are regularly restocked by resupply flights. However, on lengthy voyages to Mars and beyond, pre-packaged meals will decay, and astronauts won’t have quick access to refill supplies. Crews will require sustainable food supplies as people travel further and remain in space for extended periods of time.

To satisfy this demand, tests are now supported on the space station by the Vegetable Production System (Veggie). This space garden has so far been effective in growing lush greens while in orbit. The Human Study Program and NASA’s Biological and Physical Sciences Division are both funding the research on VEG-05, which will increase agricultural diversity by introducing tiny tomatoes. The influence of light quality and fertilizer on fruit production, microbiological food safety, nutritional value, behavioral health benefits, and a crew tasting test will be the main topics of this inquiry.

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Other News:

UVI Research and Technology Park Inc. Announces First Catalyst Fund Loan

Three Space Station Experiments Will Support Deep-Space Missions

MyForest Foods Expands In New York City

Wageningen University Partners With LettUs Grow For Aeroponic Research Trials

ESG Champion Dómhnal Slattery Named as Pure Harvest Smart Farms’ New Strategic Advisor

Bermuda Halts Projects With Kalera After Losses Incurred

Oman To Receive Two Container Farms From Nongshim

Colo. Electric Co-op, FarmBox Foods Partner to Grow Trees for Reforestation

Former Novartis Consumer Health CEO Estee Rosen Joins Sativus Tech

The University of Warwick Opens a £1.5 Million Crop Research Facility

Vertical Future Successfully Completes Agrichemical Usage Reduction Research Project Supported By Innovate UK

Articles To Read

Data snapshot: Agribusiness Marketplaces poised to ‘positively impact’ Asia-Pacific’s smallholder farmers | An AgFunder News Article. Read more here.

Cutting-edge tech made this tiny country a major exporter of food | A Washington Post Article. Read more here.

Vertical Farming Needs to Grow More Than Salad | A Wired Article. Read more here.

Highlights From Greenhouse Grower’s November 2022 Issue | Greenhouse Grower. Read more here.

Canadian vertical farming model could help fight food waste | FreshFruit Portal. Read more here.

Consumer perception of vertical farming (products) in the Netherlands | Verticalfarmdaily.com. Read more here.

4 Types of Business Analytics You Need to Know | Greenhouse Grower. Read more here.

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