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Shelves of plants growing in a space station greenhouse
Video, 4 mins

Crop Growth in Space

And urban agriculture on Earth

Part of Pop-Up University, Documentaries, Space Week
18 Sep 2021 12:00

This short animated film looks at why we need to grow crops in space and how it can help with food security on Earth. 

Luke Fountain (Animal and Plant Sciences, School of Biosciences) and researchers from the Institute for Sustainable Food worked with Humanstudio to produce the film. Luke and his colleagues are collaborating with space plant biologists and others to make growing plants in space possible. These new technologies can also be used to enable urban agriculture and provide a pathway to food security.

Institute for Sustainable Food Research

This project showcases research from the Institute for Sustainable Food - one of the University of Sheffield's centres of excellence.

The University's cross-faculty research centres harness our interdisciplinary expertise to solve the world's most pressing challenges.

Find out more

Credits

Research

  • Luke Fountain, Animal and Plant Sciences, School of Biosciences

The Film

  • Human Studio, Sheffield

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