Large-scale plant farm in Chiba Pref.

Large-scale plant farm in Chiba Pref.

CHIBA, Japan - Photo shows a large-scale vegetable factory on June 5, 2014 in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture. The thermally insulated factory east of Tokyo can be operated year-round irrespective of weather and is said to be capable of producing up to 10,000 products per day of such leaf vegetables as lettuce and herbs based on hydroponic cultivation by utilizing light-emitting diodes.

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  • ILEA001200623
  • Registered date
  • 2014/6/05 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2014 Kyodo News
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  • 1943 × 2384 pixel
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  • 240 dpi
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  • 570.56(KB)*
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