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Though walled in from sunlight, weather and geology, it's unbelievably verdant. Tomatoes, lettuces, strawberries, and other fruits and vegetables, as well as flowers and herbs, are grown in an area about 1,000 square meters. There is even a terraced rice paddy.


(Room 1: Flower garden. Here LED lights are used. Room 2: Herb field. Here metal halide lamps are used. Room 3: Rice paddies. Here high pressure sodium lamp is used. Room 4: Fruit and vegetable fields. Room 5: Vegetable field. Room 6: “Plant cultivation of 21st century type.”)

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Understandably, people have wondered what the energy requirement is for these “plant factories,” worried that a basement greenhouse might be too inefficient for a wider application.

Of course, any highly unsustainable demand for energy can easily be offset by drilling miles deep into Japan's tectonic landscape to generate hydrothermal energy.


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In actuality, it was built primarily as a demonstration and training facility for jobless young people who see a career in agriculture as a possibility. Though not really plugged in to the youth culture of Japan, we'll say that the presence of all that hi-tech equipment can do a long way to maintain interest.


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IMT Engineering, which develops land-based aquaculture systems, recently received an order to construct an indoor shrimp-production system in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, for 50 million yen, including the technical assistance fee. Construction began in May. It will be the country's first shrimp-growing facility. The company aims to increase exports of the system.

Agricultural venture company Mirai plans to begin selling its vegetable factories in Russia this year. The company also hopes to find welcoming markets in drier locations, such as the Middle East. It has already built and launched two lettuce factories in Mongolia, one in a location with a semi-arid climate.

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings is looking to sell its vegetable factories to agricultural associations and farmers in China. The company recently set up a joint sales company that markets a system that automatically grows chemical-free vegetables. It aims to have 50 factories in 15 provinces, including Jiangsu, by 2017.

(Nikkei)
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