How Singapore is using tech to grow food without farmland
Step into the future of farming – where Singapore secures its food supply without relying on farmland. In the heart of Singapore, Artisan Green, an indoor hydroponics farm, has redefined agriculture through technology and innovation. Supplying supermarkets, hotels, restaurants and cafés, the modern agriculture company has leveraged vertical farming to maximize productivity in a land-scarce nation. In partnership with global tech company Siemens, they developed an advanced “Farm Management System,” designed to transform farming with automation and digitalization. The system precisely manages fertilizer, water, and growth stages, and is also used to enable real-time, remote monitoring of energy and water consumption to increase efficiency.
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Can we create the perfect farm?
Explore the innovative ways countries are revolutionizing farming to ensure we can feed humanity in a way that works with the environment. About 10,000 years ago, humans began to farm. This agricultural revolution was a turning point in our history and enabled the existence of civilization. Today, nearly 40% of our planet is farmland. Spread all over the world, these lands are the pieces to a global puzzle we’re all facing: in the future, how can we feed every member of a growing population a healthy diet? Brent Loken investigates.
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What is sustainable agriculture?
Global food supplies are currently facing a huge challenge. As the global population rises, so too does the need for food. With a global population expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, according to the UN, there’s a need to increase food production by 70% in the next 30 years to ensure enough food for everyone and avoid further food insecurity. Food insecurity is becoming more recognized as a global issue that affects an estimated 750 million people. In addition to this, the agricultural industry can have its own environmental impact. Some problematic areas that are primed for improvement include greenhouse gases (GHGs) from food waste decomposition, the effects of fertilizer and pesticide use on wildlife and surrounding areas, the eutrophication (growth of algae in water sources leading to the eventual die-off of all fish and plants) and monoculture agriculture (where one crop is grown on the land at a time) which can lead to land degradation making the land unsuitable for further farming. In this article on sustainable agriculture as part of our sustainability series, we’re looking at what is sustainable agriculture, the current problems with agriculture and what we can do to improve and provide some solutions in the form of Agroecology and Agtech.
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