>cities in particular would keep aside dormant vertical farms as a measure of food security, to quickly scale up in harder times. //
Both USA and UK recently stopped funding pandemic preparations.
Keeping spare capacity on hand when the money could go to private profits instead .. not with our current political systems.
If we can forcibly spread the benefits of technological progress, and require long-term planning in the political processes then we (humanity) can probably do this sort of thing.
Both USA and UK recently stopped funding pandemic preparations.
Keeping spare capacity on hand when the money could go to private profits instead .. not with our current political systems.
If we can forcibly spread the benefits of technological progress, and require long-term planning in the political processes then we (humanity) can probably do this sort of thing.