biodomes of fp 9 surely doesn't produce enought food for crete. I ussaly think that 1 biodome is able to sustain one avarage base (for example skiros). Not to feed planets. But freeport 9 has other uses which were already pointed out here by other people. It's basicly the last base in far omicrons which is not "unlawful" for variuos of transports who just drop food there and go back to the house space. Zoners then sells that food to corsairs taking a nice share of a profit.
Now if corsairs would start nagionating and drafting more contracts about shipping food directly to crete, they would become much more independent on zoner goods (which is happening now) and most likely would buy the same amount of food for much cheaper price.
For example we have hogosha now. IND.. and most likely one of the biggest trading corporation which in vanila is hostile but in disco is neutral for very long time. Samura. They no longer need freeport as drop off point.
Quote:Also, it would mean that biodomes are more efficient than planet-side farming.
And what makes you think that farming on planet somehow is left the same and didn't advanced. Yes, biodomes artifactal lights, uber fertilizers, tweaking with gravity so on, and on a stuttgart a rheinlands uses a horse and a plow?
Silly. Planets which are bredbaskets specializes on growing food for years. Space stations can't specialize on only one thing. They are simply too small in most cases.
Besides, if making food is much cheaper and faster and more productive on biodome, don't you think synth paste would build a lot of biodomes in house space? Well after all they are buissnesmen and they are searching for the biggest profit.
