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2009 VBE LISTENING TEST PART 3
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2009 VBE LISTENING TEST PART 22009 VBE LISTENING TEST PART 12009 HSC ITVETLegaly Blondes 2009 FilmMath OGT 2009 MC Part 1STAAR Review Writing Conventions Revisions 2018 2009Singapore, a city-state that imports most of its food from other countries, started experimenting with vertical farming to scale up local food production as early as 2009. Having limited land but a large population, Singapore has expanded upward by building high-rise “farm walls,” which allow plants to grow up, rather than across the land. With a population of 23 million, Taiwan should follow Singapore’s example and develop vertical farming because this farming method can address issues such as limited land, water, and agricultural workers. 2 First, the rainwater-driven rotary system in vertical farms makes better use of land and, therefore, may help deal with the farmland issue in Taiwan. Taiwan has lost a lot of agricultural land to industrial and domestic use. This land issue can be addressed by the rotary system, which allows farmers to move racks of plants—one by one—as high as nine meters up in the air to get enough sunlight. Each vertical farm in Singapore has more than 20 racks of rotating plant-growing containers, providing an efficient way to make the most of limited land space. 3 Second, aside from the efficient use of land, the rotary system helps save water, which can prevent a lack of water during water rationing. Despite the fact that Taiwan has a lot more annual rainfall than the world average, much of it quickly flows down steep mountains into the sea, which makes collecting rainwater difficult. In vertical farms, plants are watered by recycled rainwater precisely where they need to be when the racks are rotated down to the micro-sprinklers. Singapore’s urban farming has proved that this sustainable irrigation method allows plants to be grown with only 5% of the water used in traditional agriculture. 4 Third, the operation of vertical farms relies greatly on machines and thus may ease the problem of having a declining number of agricultural workers. Low pay, long hours, and tough working conditions on traditional farms mean most young people would rather choose other careers, which results in an age gap in agriculture with many more older workers than younger ones. Such a negative impact could be reduced by the highly-computerized work on vertical farms. Mostly operated by machines, the work on vertical farms is lighter. As a result, fewer workers are needed on vertical farms. 5 Given these points, vertical farming appears to be the perfect solution for Taiwan, and we are technologically prepared for this new farming method. One biotechnology company in Taiwan has been working with a Danish partner since 2020, and they have successfully run a vertical farm in Copenhagen. If we can build more vertical farms in Taiwan, many agricultural issues can be dealt with, and city citizens may be able to start growing and harvesting food sustainably at the touch of a button. Qatar charity is an organization in Qatar that started in 1992. It tries mainly to help people all over the world who are in need of help especially people living in poverty and ignorance The organization helped a lot of people in Pakistan, Nibal, Gazza and many other countries. A few years ago, in 2008, Qatar charity sent clothes, food and medicine to Gazza in Al-krama Ship. Also, in 2009, it built a lot of charity projects in Pakistan. Qatar charity saves many people every day because it gives them money and food. It’s a great charity that wants to teach people to work together and believes that it can change the world for the better. Qatar charity also helps people to learn and join schools. It builds schools and mosques in different countries. People can share Qatar Charity. They can send old clothes of school bags to Qatar Charity and they will give them to other people who need them. Between 2012 and 2019, Qatar Charity has spent over 2.3 billion dollars on charitable projects which provided relief and assistance to more than 178 million people in over 50 countries. In my opinion, Qatar Charity is the most active voluntary organization all over the world.