Because it is more profitable to produce chips outside Japan, many local manufacturers are trying to find economically viable use of empty buildings where installed an advanced temperature control system and air quality. In many cases, there are placed stacked farm , allowing to quickly grow vegetables and radish salad type.
Panasonic Corporation also do not hesitate to grow vegetables on specialized farms. As explained by the publication Reuters, the company started selling vegetables on the Singapore market. The enterprise has grown 10 varieties of vegetables, totaling 3.6 tons per year, they all come to the stores in Singapore.
Small densely populated country is trying to reduce reliance on food imports through the development of local production of perishable goods type of vegetables, fish and eggs. While Singapore up to 90% of the food import. In 2017, Panasonic hopes to master growing 30 kinds of vegetables on their Singaporean companies and take 5% of the local market. Vegetables grown in the country are twice cheaper imported from Japan. However, this rule does not always work - as the experience of other
manufacturers, some kinds of local agricultural products are offered at a price of more than two times higher than imported from neighboring China.
Development of advanced agriculture encouraged Singaporean government, and Panasonic due to the development of new markets reduces dependence on traditional activities.
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