News About Farming in Shipping Containers & Limited Indoor Spaces

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HONG KONG: Shipping Container Farming System in Yuen Long Boosts Fish Yields Threefold

The container eco-culture system trialed at the Au Tau Fisheries Office in Yuen Long reported a yield three times that of traditional fish ponds after eight months, according to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD).

The harvest took place after over 100 fish fry were released into the system, which operates primarily within shipping containers.

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High-Tech But Low Returns, Farming in Singapore Faces a Time of Reckoning

Another thing that farmers would like: More understanding from the government.

One example of a shining light in high-tech farming here exists at the Tampines Round Market and Food Centre, where an unassuming grey shipping container sits, seemingly idle, a few feet away from the car park.

But it is, in fact, Singapore’s first urban fish farm in a container, dubbed “Our Fish Storey”, developed by local startup Aqualita Ecotechnology and supported by Temasek Foundation.

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