The town of Adytum is unique for being able to conduct hydroponic farming. New Californiaĭuring the 2100s, agriculture is limited throughout the former state of California.
Large scale farms such as the NCR sharecropper farms emerged, while others engaged in researching hydroponics. These surviving plants allowed agriculture to begin once again, survivors reemerging to plant and harvest crops. įollowing the war, some species of plants survived, and despite mutations, could be harvested and consumed. Despite these attempts, a global hunger crisis persisted in the weeks before the Great War, leading to food riots. The scientists of Vault 22 underneath the Mojave Desert researched food production, seeing improvement in crop yields by way of splicing new cultivars with existing corn samples, producing hybrids that responded better to artificial light. Before the Great War, the United States Department of Agriculture oversaw several research projects such as the American Crop Protection Initiative, that through the Secretary and Senate Committee on Agriculture, reviewed the use of biological agents to eliminate crop pests.
Agriculture is key to the growth of any society, with surpluses in food encouraging further development.
