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Well, can't easily grow crops on untreated desert ground, but easy to put solar panels there to power your enclosed vertical farm.


Yes, soil, temperature, and weather control are huge, as is the lack of need for pesticides. Hard to over-state how much controlled environments can improve yields and crop quality and reduce costs of maintenance (in return for large initial capital investment).


My understanding is that this is how the Netherlands became one of the biggest food exporters of the EU




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