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Farm to Fork: Local Producers to Meet 30 Percent of Singapore’s Nutritional Needs by 2030

Home-based producers now meet less than 10 percent of Singapore’s nutritional needs, and Singapore imports more than 90 per cent of its food supply

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Singapore’s Getting a New Govt Body – And Its Priority Is To Make Sure The Country Has Enough Food

The Singapore Food Agency will be responsible for developing Singapore’s food supply, improving food safety regulations, and handling food-borne disease outbreaks.

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How Urban Agriculture Can Improve Food Security in US Cities

…researchers have calculated that Cleveland, with a population of 400,000, has the potential to meet 100 percent of its urban dwellers’ fresh vegetable needs, 50 percent of their poultry and egg requirements and 100 percent of their demand for honey.

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"Do Organic Farmers Using Soil Have A Right To Exclude Aquaponic Farmers?"

If there's one thing the soil-growing and out-of-soil producers can agree on, is that the debate around the organic & soil production is upsetting.

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Alberta, Canada: Hydroponic Lettuce Revolution In Bruderheim

Growing green and growing clean, in lettuce Thiel’s Greenhouses trusts. An Ontario-Alberta-Netherlands connection has led to the sky glowing pink over Thiel’s Greenhouses in Bruderheim, Alberta.

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Living Greens Farm Becomes One of the Largest Indoor Farms in the World

On Feb. 22, Living Greens Farm Will Open Their Third Grow Room In Faribault, Minn.

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Modern Farming, A Must To Boost Local Food Supply: UAE minister

Hydroponic farming is cost-efficient and it yields more vegetables and herbs in a shorter time.

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The Founders of The Farm Project Announce Nationwide Launch of Lettuce Grow

Founded by Jacob Pechenik and Zooey Deschanel as an initiative of The Farm Project, Lettuce Grow is calling all front yards, backyards, patios and balconies to move fresh food production back into our communities

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Nepal: AeroRoots Wants To Transform Nepal’s Agriculture By Farming In The Air

In 2017, Rana and Singh designed a system with over 150 plants and put it at Rana’s house. “At that point, we were in a hit and trial process. We didn’t know if our system would work,” shares Rana.

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Earth Notes: Urban Agriculture

Vertically stacked growing shelves, closely spaced plantings, and covered beds are helping farms fit in where space is often restricted.

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This Farming Style That Skips Soil And Adds Fish Is Growing In Popularity

Aquaponic farming is not a widespread practice, but it is expected to grow. According to Future Market Insights, the global aquaponics industry is expected to grow more than 7 percent in the next 10 years. In 2018, the United States was home to about 40 percent of all aquaponics operations globally.

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Indoor Agriculture May Hold The Future of Food

Paris has meanwhile come up with its own urban agriculture model, dubbed “Pariculteur,” a series of town hall-mandated projects designed to cover as much of the capital as possible with greenery via a rise in urban farming. An initial 10 hectares for the project is set to grow to 30 hectares by next year