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04/06/2020

Despite producing little of its own, Singaporeans arguably have better access than anyone else to affordable, abundant and high quality produce.

24/05/2020

Singapore has only 1% of its land available for agriculture, so it imports 90% of its food requirements. The government is looking to curb this dependence on...

11/05/2020

https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2020/05/06/Organic-food-gets-coronavirus-boost #.XrZjQCxIJ5U
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The coronavirus pandemic has led to surging demand for organic and sustainable foods, according to a new report. Why is the organic sector getting a ‘coronavirus boost’ and will gains be sustained in the face of an economic downturn?

09/05/2020

With coronavirus wreaking havoc in the industrial centers that produce most of the food Americans eat, a potential disaster is in the offing. As a result, Americans are turning to food suppliers cl…

04/05/2020

https://online.uwa.edu/news/urban-farming/

Urban farming is having serious social, ecological and economic impacts in cities across the country and world. Learn more about this growing business.

20/04/2020

The International Space Station is the last place where you'd expect to find wheat growing, but NASA researchers have been doing it for months. This research...

18/04/2020

https://www.hortidaily.com/article/9183371/the-10-biggest-advantages-of-vertical-farming/

It’s now possible to produce large and consistent quantities and quality of food using revolutionary vertical farming methods. But are there enough indoor farming advantages to make it the…

18/04/2020

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-11/vertical-farming-seed-to-harvest-in-28-days/9845544

Two regional Queenslanders behind a hi-tech invention for growing green produce in industrial settings are taking their vertical farm system to the world.

18/04/2020

https://ethz.ch/en/industry-and-society/industry-relations/industry-news/2020/03/feeding-the-world-with-integrated-vertical-farming.html

Global agriculture today consumes 40% of the total land area and 70% of the fresh water reserves to feed the earth’s 8 billion people. This is neither sustainable nor efficient – especially given the steady growth of the earth’s population. ETH spin-off Yasai invented Integrated Vertical Farmi...

18/04/2020

https://www.smallfootprintfamily.com/can-organic-farming-feed-the-world

Can organic farming feed the world, even when we have more than 8 billion people? According to leading experts, it's the only thing that can.