Panasonic has engaged in farming in Singapore

Japanese giant electronics manufacturer started to supply fresh vegetable products from its branch plant in Singapore, in an attempt to increase the production of agricultural crops in the city-state suffering from a shortage of land. His goal is to reach 5% in the local trade network by March 2017.





All the vegetables and herbs are grown in a closed room with an area of 248 m2 under artificial energy-saving led lighting. Lighting color picked the purple rose. This so-called vertical farming, when the harvest ripens on the shelves, standing on top of one another in several rows, and the space is used as efficiently as possible.

And lettuce, and root crops ripen in the soil environment for 35 days, but Panasonic continues to work to reduce that period to 28 days.

Temperature, humidity and carbon dioxide are constantly monitored, to provide plants with optimal conditions. This urban agriculture do not use pesticides, and all products is completely environmentally safe.

The practice of creating vegetable farms in urban environments is becoming more and more popular in Japan, where there is also the problem of shortage of land, and Panasonic isn't the only electronics manufacturer who diversifitsirovat your business in this way.

Source: greenevolution.ru