Share:Japan is mulling to conduct research on developing “sustainable food sources” on the moon, local media reported. The federal government along with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will join hands with private food and tech companies and start-ups for the joint study likely to begin In March next year. Sources told Kyodo News Agency that the research would be spearheaded by Space Foodsphere, a Tokyo-based space food research group comprised of dozens of entities, seasoning maker Ajinomoto Co., system integrator NTT Data Corp., and technology start-ups such as bio-venture Euglena Co. The study will also include how to maintain healthy mental and physical conditions in a confined space for long periods of time,” the news agency said. “These technologies, if developed, are also expected to solve issues of farming under desertification and climate change on earth,” it added.

Source: The Nation August 11, 2021 13:18 UTC