Panasonic Singapore when "vegetable", "fresh food for LED"

Singapore is the world's second highest population density, under the small and densely populated, more than 90% food imports, the country actively enhance the ability of grain self-sufficiency, the development of greenhouse vegetables, Panasonic of Japan's science and technology has been the first flag in dachang.

The Reuters reported on the 3, Panasonic covers an area of 248 square meters factory in Singapore in the suburbs, with LED light Vegetable & Fruit currently produces 10 kinds of cultivated crops, including mini carrots, Spinach Seedlings, annual output of 3.6 tons. The company plans to March 2017, will be increased to more than 30 kinds of crop planting, soil vegetable production yield of this horoscope 5%. Asia Pacific Panasonic Factory Solutions executive director Hideki Baba said the global shortage of arable land, climate change, food quality requirements increasing, countries in the pursuit of a stable food supply, is expected to become the future growth of agricultural products.

Singapore AVA (Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority) data show that in 2013 the country's production of nearly 22000 tons of vegetables, up to 514574 tons of imported vegetables. China hopes to produce more crops, improve food security, has funded the local vertical farming company Greens (Sky). The company in the three storey greenhouse, planting leafy vegetables, there are now a total of 600 vertical greenhouse, next year intends to expand to 2000. Daily production of 1 tons of fresh vegetables to the local FairPrice supermarket.

Lee Sing, a professor of Biological Sciences at Nanyang Technology University in Singapore, stressed that some crops must be produced on their own, in order to mitigate the impact of supply disruptions. However, the current domestic crop prices are still high, some vegetables produced by the day, the price is two times the number of Chinese imports of vegetables.

The Japanese technology giant investment in agriculture has become a trend, the Japan Times (The Japan Times) and the Wall Street Journal reported on 5, 13, Fujitsu (Fujitsu) modified suspension plants grow vegetables (Sharp) in September last year, SHARP also started in the laboratory for Dubai strawberry, not only the company's clean air sterilization technology in addition, but also with power saving SHARP LED lighting lamp. In addition, the camera manufacturers Olympus and iron and steel JFE Holdings have joined the ranks of vegetable cultivation. The Yano Research Institute estimates that the plant will grow six times the value of vegetables, from 2013 to 23 billion 400 million yen, up to the year of 150 billion yen.

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