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Hunger is a very real problem around the globe. This year, almost 7 million people have died of hunger already. Why do people still die of hunger when there’s more than enough food in the world?

Well, considering that there are places in the world where basic needs like housing and clean, drinkable water are not met, then it doesn’t come as a surprise that food is just not available to them. The food exists — it just doesn’t get to where it needs to be.

Nigerian farmer Samson Ogbole decided to go ahead and cultivate (培育) fruit and vegetables in a different way. Ogbole’s farming process is mainly about two concepts: soilless farming and aeroponics (气雾栽培). To put it simply — he’s growing food in the air.

As Ogbole explained during a TED talk, aeroponics is the future of agriculture because it offers many benefits. For example, it is cheaper than traditional farming because there is no need to hire as many workers since everything is done with a “click”. Also, this kind of farming is more environmentally friendly since farmers don’t use pesticides. At the same time, there are no space limitations-planting in the air means you can plant as many layers as you like. The sky is the limit literally!

So, the young farmer has been practicing aeroponics for more than five years with impressive results. His work was recently praised on social media this summer when he was featured in a network post. In the post, Ogbole’s farming method was mentioned, and Internet users had the chance to see pictures of the farmer’ s produce.

Many viewers think southern Nigeria needs this method to grow crops. This will help in bringing down the price and avoiding future food blockades (封锁) from the north. It seems that people are already realizing that this method will change the way people grow food. And, most importantly, it will help solve some of the issues related to hunger around the world.