The Edible Fungus Farm project was still classified as confidential, because its impact on the current agricultural and animal husbandry industries would be enormous.
Lin Qi had not made the project public. Within the Flight Research Institute, aside from the scientists involved, only the Chief Engineer knew about the research.
As for others who might have a chance to come into contact with the project, the institute brushed them off by claiming that it was "research into biological methods for cleaning up waste and pollution."
No one mentioned that the fungus could ultimately be eaten. Its conversion rate was not only extremely high but also remarkably fast, giving it tremendous research value.
In fact, it was much like growing crops. A seed planted in the soil in spring could be harvested in autumn. Even after removing all the intermediate stages, it still took at least two hundred days for a seed to become an ear of wheat.
But this newly discovered fungus needed only two or three weeks to produce the amount of wheat that might take a year to grow.
In other words, it could feed a great many people without requiring much space!
Of course, aside from its poor taste, it could be called the perfect food for the shelter era!
Lin Qi was very concerned about this research project. Whether it was the hydroponic farms of the present or the highly cold-resistant crops grown aboveground, neither actually had much long-term potential.
The ground at several dozen degrees below zero was hard as iron. Even if you brought a hoe down with all your might, you could only leave a white mark. Loosening the soil was extremely difficult.
Moreover, the current highly cold-resistant crops could only withstand extreme temperatures of around ten degrees below zero. Any lower, and