The same applies to animal husbandry. Although chickens and ducks can be mass-produced, the amount of feed they consume every day is a huge problem. People are struggling to get enough to eat these days, so raising poultry like chickens, ducks, and geese, or even livestock like pigs, cattle, and sheep, would consume an astonishing amount of grain.
It's practically unrealistic to support the millions of people in District 5. So, although the inner city is large, there are very few people living there. The outer city is where most of the people in District 5 live. Starvation is a common occurrence there. Every day, people who come to collect the corpses will take a whole truckload of people to the crematorium or throw them directly into the lava river in the Rift Valley.
Upon seeing the scene before them, the group suddenly understood, and their faces showed admiration.
"So Mr. Lu had already thought it through. It seems we were overthinking it. Don't worry, Mr. Lu, leave this to us. We will definitely be able to raise the crops and livestock indoors well!"
"That's right, Mr. Lu. If we do it this way, we can basically form a closed food chain, and then we'll try our best to ensure that the people in the mining area can eat meat and grain as soon as possible!"
Lu Yuan was taken aback by their words, so he quickly raised his hand to stop their discussion.
"Wait a minute, are you sure you've got the wrong idea? I'm not talking about indoor farming or how many crops can be grown indoors. I'm talking about outdoor farming!"
The expressions of surprise on the faces of the group of people suddenly froze. Somewhat bewildered, they pointed to the large buildings that had sprung up in the distance.
"President Lu, what... what do you mean by this? Aren't the houses being built here for indoor agriculture and animal husbandry?"
Lu Yuan shook his head slightly: "Of course not!"
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