Food security: the future for urban farming is today in Japan (City Farmer News)

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http://www.cityfarmer.info/2010/10/30/japan-todays-picture-of-the-day/

Japan Today’s picture of the day

Linked by Michael Levenston

An employee harvests vegetables grown under Hybrid Electrode Fluroescent Lamps (HEFL) inside an office of Pasona Group, an employment and staffing company in Tokyo. Vegetables, fruits and rice are grown and harvested by the employees at the company’s “urban farm,” aimed at creating a working environment coexisting with nature, according to the company.

 

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About Willem Van Cotthem

Honorary Professor of Botany, University of Ghent (Belgium). Scientific Consultant for Desertification and Sustainable Development.
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