Published on: 01 Jan 1970

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The concept of indoor farming is not new since hothouse production of tomatoes and other produce has been in vogue for some time. What is new is the urgent need to scale up this technology to accommodate another three billion people. Many believe an entirely new approach to indoor farming is needed, employing cutting-edge technologies. One such proposal is for the “Vertical Farm”. These are multi-story buildings in which food crops are grown in environmentally controlled conditions. Situated in the heart of urban centres, they would drastically reduce the amount of transportation required to bring food to consumers. Vertical farms would need to be efficient, cheap to construct, and safe to operate. If successfully implemented, proponents claim, vertical farms offer the promise of urban renewal, sustainable production of safe and varied food supply (through year-round production of all crops), and the eventual repair of ecosystems that have been sacrificed for horizontal farming.

Seeds are being brought here from all over the world, from seed banks created by governments, universities, and private institutions. Soon, there will be seed varieties from at least 100 crops in the Svalbard vault – extending to examples of all of the 1.5 million known crop seed varieties in the world. If any more are unearthed, either in the wild or found in obscure collections, they can be added, too – the vault has room for at least 4.5 million samples. Inside the entrance area, it is more than 10°C below freezing, but in the chambers where the seeds are kept, refrigerators push down the temperature even further, to -18°C. At this temperature, which will be kept constant to stop the seeds from germinating or rotting, the wheat seeds will remain viable for an estimated 1,700 years.

Section 1: Questions 1-5

Question (1)

Do the following statement agree with the information given in the reading passage? Write:
 
YES                   if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer
NO                    if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer
NOT GIVEN     if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

1

Vertical farm technology will accommodate the production for another three billion people.

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2

Vertical farming is proposed by people as a part of a new approach to indoor farming.

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3

Vertical farming technologies face economic challenges with large start-up costs compared to traditional farms.

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4

Vertical farming would reduce the use of transportation required to carry food items to the consumers.

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  • B
  • C
5

With the implementation of vertical farms, there will be a reliable production of safe and varied food supply.

  • A
  • B
  • C
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Section 2: Questions 6-10

Question (6)

Do the following statement agree with the information given in the reading passage? Write:
 
YES                   if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer
NO                    if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer
NOT GIVEN     if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

6

Seed varieties from almost 100 crops will be spread out at Svalbard vault.

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  • B
  • C
7

There can be a collection of almost 4.5 million known crop seed varieties in the Svalbard vault.

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  • C
8

The wheat seeds aren’t suitable to be stored in the Svalbard vault.

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9

At the -18C temperature, the wheat seeds will remain feasible for almost 1700 years approximately.

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  • B
  • C
10

At the entrance of the Svalbard vault, the temperature is -10C which is further pushed down to -15C when the seeds are kept.

  • A
  • B
  • C
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