What Can Space Farming Teach Us About Feeding People On Earth? - With Charlotte Pouwels from EUSPA & Bart van Meurs Division Q a Special WUR Edition

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Tomorrow's Bites with Andrés and Sjacco

Andrés and Sjacco

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Food is a problem, and this podcast is full of solutions. Every two weeks, Andrés and Sjacco sit down with the founders, farmers, investors, chefs, and other rebels who are reshaping the way food is grown, made, financed, and shared. From farmers building resilient, regenerative food systems to founders creating sustainable, healthy food products, and from impact investing to scaling agrifood companies, these are the stories, lessons, and strategies. If you’re building in agrifood, dreaming of something better, or hungry to understand the future of food, this podcast is for you.

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What Can Space Farming Teach Us About Feeding People On Earth? - With Charlotte Pouwels from EUSPA & Bart van Meurs Division Q a Special WUR Edition

Tomorrow's Bites with Andrés and Sjacco

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1 month ago

What Can Space Farming Teach Us About Feeding People On Earth? - With Charlotte Pouwels from EUSPA & Bart van Meurs Division Q a Special WUR Edition

What if the innovations designed to feed astronauts on Mars could solve food security challenges here on Earth?

In this special Tomorrow’s Bites episode, we sit down with Bart van Meurs, director of Division Q, and Charlotte Pouwels, analog astronaut and space mission leader, who both served as jury members for Wageningen University’s Student Challenges. Together, they reveal how the technologies tested for farming in space, like hydroponics, vertical farming, and AI-driven monitoring, are already shaping the future of horticulture and sustainable food systems on Earth.

We explore:

Why resource scarcity in space mirrors the challenges of urban food systems
How vertical farming and hydroponics born from space research are revolutionizing cities
The surprising psychological role plants play for astronauts, and what it means for us
Why water recycling in space could redefine how we handle wastewater on Earth
The startups that caught their attention with game-changing solutions

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