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*Light weight, high energy foods with a long shelf-life. | *Light weight, high energy foods with a long shelf-life. | ||
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| − | *Vegetable can be grown in [[greenhouse]]s. | + | *Vegetable can be grown in [[greenhouse]]s. |
| − | *Proteins, fat and carbohydrates can be produced by a [[biotechnology|biotechnological factory]] | + | *Proteins, fat and carbohydrates can be produced by a [[biotechnology|biotechnological factory]] |
| − | *[[Animals]], such as chicken, may be raised in sections of greenhouses. It must be taken into account that the production of 1 kg meat requires 7 to 16 kg of vegetable matter. | + | *[[Animals]], such as chicken, may be raised in sections of greenhouses. |
| + | :*It must be taken into account that the production of 1 kg meat requires 7 to 16 kg of vegetable matter. | ||
| + | :*In addition, it takes 2000 to 3000 litres of [[water]] to produce 1 kg of meat, it only takes 100 litres of water to grow 1 kg of grain.<ref>[http://www.situations.org.uk/_uploaded_pdfs/KateThompsonwhatyoucandoresource.pdf Kate Thompson: What you can do resource - facts and figures about resource consumption for food production.</ref> Water will be a very valuable commodity on Mars, so the first generation of settlers may well be vegetarian by necessity. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 16:22, 15 December 2007
The amount of Food that can be brought from Earth to Mars is limited, and the logistics of a continued food transport for the long term is expensive.
An automomous colony needs it's own food production. The following reasons apply:
- Financial cost reduction
- Quality of food
- Independence from Earth
Food that can be brought from Earth
- Several varieties of dehydrated food.
- Natural food that containes large amounts of fat and carbohydrates, such as nuts.
- Concentrated fruit juice.
- Light weight, high energy foods with a long shelf-life.
Local Production Methods
- Vegetable can be grown in greenhouses.
- Proteins, fat and carbohydrates can be produced by a biotechnological factory
- Animals, such as chicken, may be raised in sections of greenhouses.
- It must be taken into account that the production of 1 kg meat requires 7 to 16 kg of vegetable matter.
- In addition, it takes 2000 to 3000 litres of water to produce 1 kg of meat, it only takes 100 litres of water to grow 1 kg of grain.[1] Water will be a very valuable commodity on Mars, so the first generation of settlers may well be vegetarian by necessity.
External Links
- Kate Thompson: What you can do resource (facts and figures about resource consumption for food production)
