The Futuristic Farms That Will Feed the World

• This video is about the efficient farming practices in the Netherlands that make them among the top food producers and exporters in the world.
• Students will learn about the systems and technologies that allow the Dutch to produce twenty times more food using four times less water.
  

Positives

• The innovative technologies are interesting and engaging for students. For example, the moth-killing drones and the climate-controlled greenhouse are very cool.
• It is solutions-focused to address the issues of feeding a growing population in a changing climate using limited resources.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should understand how traditional greenhouses work.
• Students should have a basic understanding of climate change.

Differentiation

• Students can describe the benefits of cooperation among the government, science organizations, and food producers.
• Students can learn more about the environmental impacts of their favorite foods using the Environmental Impacts of Food Data Explorer or the Foodprint Calculator.
• Another form of sustainable agriculture is regenerative farming, which students can learn more about with the resource How Regenerative Farming Can Help Combat the Climate Crisis.
• Another resource related to this topic is Does Vertical Farming Actually Work?
  

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