Apure Inc. in Hokkaido grows 28 varieties of chemical-free vegetables at its facility. Weather and temperature are not an issue because everything is planted inside two greenhouses. Apure’s vegetables do not even need soil to grow as they are cultivated hydroponically.
What makes Apure a leading-edge company in the agricultural industry is its simple, yet logical and insightful method of using the same nutrient solution for all the vegetables they grow.
Typically, the kinds of nutrients vegetables require vary depending on the vegetable type; this is why monoculture has been the mainstream method of farming. In monoculture farming, farmers try to choose a suitable fertilizer and make a seemingly perfect environment for the particular crop they are growing.
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