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Can Singapore be fertile ground for farming?
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Indoor vertical farms face high costs for their LED lights and air-conditioning, while those farming in outdoor greenhouses have to grapple with high cooling costs.
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SINGAPORE – One after another, local farms in Singapore have in recent months closed or scaled down operations.
The spate of closures has raised questions about Singapore’s ambitious plan to produce 30 per cent of its nutritional needs by 2030 – a “30 by 30” goal that now seems elusive.
