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German vertical farm starts construction of strawberry farm in Singapore

&ever, which has its HQ in Munich, Germany, is constructing its first mega farm in Singapore at the Changi Logistics Centre in Loyang Way, to produce leafy vegetables there. Going one step further, it is already planning to expand its venture in the Republic with another mega farm to produce strawberries here next year.

Besides productions sites in its home country, Germany, &ever has a successful mega farm in Kuwait in the Middle East. Spurred by the success of the mega farm, production there is already being ramped up.

"We are currently working to open one of our mega-farms in Singapore. We can produce up to 500,000 kilograms of leafy vegetables there per year - fresh and locally produced directly on site. You can imagine the indoor farm as a huge warehouse, except that lettuce and herbs grow on the shelves," says &ever's CEO, Dr. Henner Schwarz.

Dr. Schwarz says that Singapore is an excellent location for the company to show the potential of vertical farming for local food safety and production. Apart from the special climatic conditions, space is a limiting factor here - which is why the company thinks vertically. On a footprint of 100 hectares, for example, it is possible to achieve many times the yield of conventional agriculture on the same area, he stresses.

Read the complete article at www.businesstimes.com.sg.

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www.and-ever.com 

 

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