Expanding global seaweed farming could go a long way to addressing the planet’s food security, biodiversity loss and climate change challenges according to a University of Queensland-led study. PhD Candidate Scott Spillias, from UQ’s School of Earth and Environmental Science, said seaweed offered a sustainable alternative to land-based agricultural expansion to meet the world’s growing need for food and materials. “Seaweed has great commercial and environmental potential as a nutritious food and a building block for commercial products including animal feed, plastics, fibres, diesel and ethanol,” Mr Spillias said. “Our study found that expanding seaweed farming could help reduce demand
Farming more seaweed for food, feed and fuel as seen on The Hippocratic Post.