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A plant factory is a closed growing system which enables a farmer (agrotechnician) to achieve constant production of vegetables all year around. The facility utilizes artificial control of light, temperature, moisture, and carbon dioxide concentrations.[1][2][3]

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  1. ^ Wang, Audrey (14 January 2011). "Plant factories: the future of farming?". Taiwan Today. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Japan reconstituting plant factory concept". Fresh Plaza. 4 June 2010. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Derbyshire, David (3 June 2009). "Is this the future of food? Japanese 'plant factory' churn out immaculate vegetables". The Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 7 February 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)