Space controlled environment agriculture offers pathways to improve the sustainability of controlled environmental agriculture on Earth.
Journal
Nature food
ISSN: 2662-1355
Titre abrégé: Nat Food
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101761102
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2023
08 2023
Historique:
received:
29
07
2022
accepted:
10
07
2023
medline:
24
8
2023
pubmed:
11
8
2023
entrez:
10
8
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Terrestrial controlled environment agriculture (CEA) will have an increasingly important role in food production. However, present CEA systems are energy- and resource-hungry and rarely profitable, requiring a step change in design and optimization. Here we argue that the unique nature of space controlled environment agriculture (SpaCEA), which needs to be both highly resource efficient and circular in design, presents an opportunity to develop intrinsically circular CEA systems. Life-cycle analysis tools should be used to optimize the provision and use of natural or electrical light, power, nutrients and infrastructure in CEA and/or SpaCEA systems, and to guide research and development into subsystems that bring strong environmental advantages. We suggest that SpaCEA public outreach can also be used to improve the perception of terrestrial CEA on Earth by using space as a gateway for exhibiting CEA food growing technologies. A substantial focus on SpaCEA development should be viewed as an efficient contribution to addressing major current CEA challenges.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37563496
doi: 10.1038/s43016-023-00819-5
pii: 10.1038/s43016-023-00819-5
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
648-653Informations de copyright
© 2023. Springer Nature Limited.
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