Around a year ago, we interviewed the founded of Palmerston North company BioLumic. They're increasing the yield and productivity of crops with light treatments.
At our current rate, many crops won't be able to keep up with feeding the planet. Rice is a vital staple for more than half of the world's population but it uses an unsustainable amount of water, and BioLumic is hoping to help.
BioLumic Founder and Chief Scientific officer Dr Jason Wargent talks to Jesse about the exciting news.
A farmer plants rice saplings at a water-logged rice field on the outskirts of Srinagar on 19 June, 2023. Photo: TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP
