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Your Own Personal FarmVille: This VR Greenhouse Lets Users Monitor Crops Remotely
You may have heard of FarmVille or similar video games where you manage a virtual farm. But what if you could monitor real, living crops from the comfort of your home? Thanks to groundbreaking research at Binghamton University in New York, that concept is becoming a reality—offering innovative solutions that...
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Subsidised insurance for greenhouse farms launched
Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) on Thursday, May 7, launched a subsidised insurance for greenhouse agriculture to protect farmers against climate shocks, while encouraging investment in commercial agriculture. The insurance covers greenhouse structures, crops, irrigation equipment and produce during transportation. The government will subsidise 40 percent of...
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Why Canadian Gardeners Are Turning to Greenhouse Kits
Canada is a nation of gardeners—but it’s also a nation of short growing seasons, unpredictable frosts, and harsh winters that can cut the gardening year down to just a few precious months. From the coastal gardens of British Columbia to the prairie farms of Saskatchewan and the rugged landscapes of...
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