印第安纳州研究城市微型农场以改善食物获取;日本农民利用加热温室在雪中种植香蕉。 Indiana to study urban microfarms for better food access; Japan farmer grows bananas in snow using heated greenhouses.

印第安纳州已通过参议院第164号《登记法案》,该法案授权进行一项全州范围的研究,研究建立城市微型农场区,以促进当地粮食生产,改善粮食安全,并可能给予税收奖励。 Indiana has passed Senate Enrolled Act 164, which mandates a statewide study on establishing urban microfarm zones to boost local food production and improve food security, with potential tax incentives. 该法案几乎得到一致支持,旨在扩大目前大部分进口新鲜食品的城市获得新鲜食品的渠道。 The bill, backed nearly unanimously, aims to expand access to fresh food in cities, where most is currently imported. 与此同时,日本雪地福井市的一位农民正利用耐冷的幼苗和暖温室,成功地全年种植热带香蕉,每年生产20,000只香蕉,以高价在当地销售。 Meanwhile, a farmer in Japan’s snowy Fukui City is successfully growing tropical bananas year-round using cold-resistant seedlings and heated greenhouses, producing 20,000 bananas annually for local sale at a premium price.