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Floating sea cages at Oceanus Group’s facility in China’s Fujian province. Artificial light is used to stimulate the abalones to release sperm and eggs. The juvenile abalones are hatched in an indoor land-based farm that is equipped with smart sensors to monitor water quality and ensure optimal growth conditions. The young abalones are then moved to floating sea cages to grow to maturity.

Floating sea cages at Oceanus Group’s facility in China’s Fujian province.

PHOTO: OCEANUS GROUP

Geoff Howie for The Straits Times

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SINGAPORE – The world needs to ramp up food production to feed its growing population, with some estimates putting the amount needed at 70 per cent more by 2050.

At the same time, food wastage is alarmingly high owing to inadequate infrastructure, a lack of standardised global market data, and unmet demand for food-trade finance that is affecting many small and medium-sized enterprises.

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