Tech for urban farming among R&D focus as Singapore looks to beef up food security

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Tech for urban farming among R&D focus as Singapore looks to beef up food security
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SINGAPORE: As part of his job, Liew Woei Chang keeps a close eye on hundreds of tilapia fish daily. But the 39-year-old does not work in the fish ...

SINGAPORE: As part of his job, Liew Woei Chang keeps a close eye on hundreds of tilapia fish daily.

“We have been hoping to achieve high-yield, fast-growth tilapia that can survive in sea water. I think we have almost achieved that.” The latter stems from cost issues faced by many indoor farms. “Lighting makes up the biggest cost for the business of indoor farming. In Japan, for example, advanced indoor farms spend about 70 to 80 per cent of their costs on LED lights and the remaining on temperature control,” elaborated Dr Urano, who is the principal investigator for TLL’s research on vegetables.

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