Earthrise - Japan's Future Farms
By 2050, the world will need to feed an additional 2.5 billion people living in cities. Yet as the demand for food rises, the amount of land available for agriculture in developed countries is expected to decline. In Japan, at the Fujitsu factory of Aizu-Wakamatsu which still manufactures semiconductor chips for computers, a different project is underway which may offer a solution to this problem. The company has converted an unused part of the factory into a farm to grow food - and more specifically, to grow lettuce. Fujitsu has focused on growing a low-potassium variety, which is sold to people with kidney problems who cannot process the mineral properly. Join Rachel Mealey in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture to visit the sun-free and soil-free urban farms of the future.
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great job . I want to know about a minimum investment of this project
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Only problem i see from this type of farming is the enrgy input, cause net input for these kind of systms should pollute a lot depending on the source of energy. Probably this will and should be the future when the world becomes totally clean energy (wind, solar and others) and then our food production will be so clean and abundant a lot of the current problems generated by the agricultural activity will be greatly diminished.
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So how much is the ELECTRICITY BILL EVERY MONTH ?????????
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THE WORST NUCLEAR ACCIDENT IN THE WORLD EVER UP THE ROAD,BUT ARE LETTUCE ARE FINE MR BURNS...DO`H...AND MOE`S IS BUSY..DAHDAHDAHDEEDAHDAH....
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The problem with this type of farming.....and don't get me wrong as I love new greenhouse and plant technology, but I can't see this method used for anything other than greens. I love my greens but until they start growing tomatoes or cucumber on shelves I won't be switching from my glass greenhouse....However, I like the idea that you could take an old warehouse and potentially convert it into this.
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I wonder what kind of nutrient they're using here. is it organic or chemical one?
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may be used in space satellite in the future.
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i got question what is the size of the building?
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Great respect for Japan from Israel !
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But is it commercially profitable? if the amount of electricity used is 4-5 times more than traditional farming how do they compete and still make a profit?
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very sad that they sell n will be using these methods for factory farming, what a shame
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Question: I've come here from several other short documentaries on future farms, and I understand that reducing land space and resources are both critical to support urban populations in future. What about lab-grown meats? Any updates on that now?
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Creo que es genial, me gusta la idea de ser totalmente autosuficiente durante todo el año en las verduras para ensaladas , es de difícil cultivar tomates lechugas pimientos pepinos aquí en Chile, Osorno... al aire libre en nuestro clima frío, donde vivo obtenemos viento fuerte de lo que provoca una mucho daño durante el invierno para invernaderos y túneles Polley , por lo que crecen en el interior en un ambiente libre de plagas controladas realmente me atrae , también estoy pensando que yo podría ser capaz de compensar parte del coste de la energía para la creación de paneles solares para producir electricidad para alimentar luces de crecimiento bombas de ventilador de etc , la calefacción no es un problema ya que me gustaría utilizar mi gran sala de repuesto y configurar una tienda de campaña crecer portátil en ella , por supuesto, la polinización tiene que ser tomado en cuenta para la planta que lo requieran.
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brilliant!!!
this is kind of invention to be promoted to the whole. -
Japan will always lead the world in technology and thinking... :D
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They guy's name is Mr. Miagi I loved that guy.
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I love Japan.
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I think it's brilliant, I like the idea of being totally self sufficient throughout the year in salad vegetables, it's to difficult to grow tomatoes lettuces peppers cucumbers here in Britain outdoors in our cold climate, where I live we get strong wind's and this causes a lot of damage through the winter to glasshouses and polley tunnels, so growing indoors in a controlled pest free environment really appeals to me, I am also thinking that I just might be able to offset some of the energy cost's by setting up solar panels to produce electricity to power grow lights pumps fan's ect ect, heating isn't an issue as I would use my large spare room and set up a portable grow tent in it, of course pollination has to be taken into account for plant's that require it.
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