
How ocean farming can solve world hunger with Alora CEO Luke Young | E1698
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Alora CEO and Co-Founder Luke Young joins Molly to discuss ocean agriculture and the ability to grow crops offshore (1:17). They discuss the progression of engineering that has propelled Alora's innovations (11:55) and the challenges of growing at sea (21:53).
(0:00) Intro!
(1:17) Alora's mission and technological advancements
(5:46) Mitigation and adaptation
(7:58) The first taste test
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(11:55) Alora's progression and timeline
(16:26) Designing infrastructure and engineering fertilizer
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(21:53) Challenges of growing on the ocean
(26:14) Alora's Business Model
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(30:10) Salt tolerance
(35:17) Alora's Customer and cost of development
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