Food
Vegetable factory in a box
The world’s first portable, containerised vegetable garden is set to be delivered in April. The scientifically developed “vegetable factory”, from Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. is an insulated 40-ft shipping container, equipped with water-circulation system and LED lighting.
Reacting to a scandal caused by the importation of pesticide-tainted dumplings from China, Japan is seeing a number of designs emerge for small vegetable factories in which crops are grown artificially. Many are cultivated hydroponically in tiers of shelves under energy-saving LED lighting.
Some are so small that they can be installed in a floor space equivalent to a “tatami” mat (2 metres square).
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January 16, 2010
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