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With rising global temperatures and a rising population, the way we produce and consume food is going to have to undergo a fundamental change around the world. Here are some of the technologies and innovations that could find their way to our dinner plates in the future.

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The United States faced a crisis in the Great Depression, not just of economic issues, but ecological as well. The Dust Bowl turned some of the most fertile land in the country into a desert due to overproduction of crops.

Today we face similar, even more intractable issues with population rise and climate change, and our current methods of production and consumption are going to have to change for things to be sustainable in the future. So here are some of the most promising techniques and technologies that could make their way to our dinner plates in the future.

Edible insects are a thing in many cultures around the world, and due to their high protein content and feed consumption ratio, we may find ourselves following suit.

Companies like Impossible and Beyond Foods have created meat from plants, with blood and everything. The science behind it is remarkable and could transform how we eat.

Nebraska is not known for growing warm-weather foods like oranges and citrus, but Russ Finch has created simple and effective geothermal greenhouses that make it possible for people to grow their own food in extreme environments.

As we approach 9 billion people on Earth, the need for leafy greens will go up, and we don't have much more space to plant them. Luckily plantscrapers and vertical farms make it possible for a lot of food to be grown in a small space.

And a potential replacement to the plastic bottle could be found in water balls, made of digestible and biodegradable seaweed extract.

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TED talk - Hampton Creek Foods
   • The Future of Food: Josh Tetrick at T...  

Cattle Footage
   • Longhorn Cattle in Ohio - America's H...  

Edible Insects
   • Everything you Need to Know About Eat...  

Impossible Burger
   • The science behind the Impossible Burger  

Vertical Farming (Aero Farms)
   • This Farm of the Future Uses No Soil ...  

Vertical Farming (Bowery Farming)
   • The High-Tech Vertical Farmer  

World Food Building
   • Plantagon designs office block contai...  

Skipping Rocks Lab:
http://www.skippingrockslab.com/

Plantscraper:
https://interestingengineering.com/th...

Bowery Farming:
http://boweryfarming.com

Russ Finch video:
   • Nebraska retiree uses earths's heat t...  

The Impossible Burger:
https://www.wired.com/story/the-impos...

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