Food security dilemmas have led to questions on how to grow food safely and efficiently in land-scarce countries like Singapore.
Experts say there is value in vertical farming technology to help local farms manage costs and compete with imported produce.ROTTERDAM: The Netherlands may be well-known for its tulips and gouda cheese, but the European nation with limited land is also a leader in agricultural technology.Floating Farm – like its name suggests – is a dairy farm that does not take up any land space. It is constructed offshore at Merwehaven harbour, off the Nieuwe Maas river.
A manure robot keeps the stable clean. Rainwater is collected and filtered for cows to consume while floating solar panels supply energy. “The farm of the future is highly automated, with a lot of innovations. This means not that many hands are needed .” “Singapore’s sea lanes are also very busy and congested. There are container ships queuing up to go into port, and some coastal areas are too narrow.”
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