Rooftop rice a sky-high solution
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Facing">Facing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arable">arable</span> <span word="land">land</span>, <span word="Tao">Tao</span> <span word="Zhengrong">Zhengrong</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skies">skies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="one">one</span>: <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="roof">roof</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 49-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zhejiang">Zhejiang</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> 115 <span word="kilograms">kilograms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rice">rice</span>, <span word="roughly">roughly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="size">size</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="suit">suit</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tao">Tao</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chengbei">Chengbei</span> <span word="village">village</span>. "<span word="What">What</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="output">output</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unconventional">unconventional</span> <span word="field">field</span>."</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="arable">arable</span> <span word="land">land</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 22 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="relying">relying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="just">just</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="arable">arable</span> <span word="land">land</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Chengbei">Chengbei</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pressing">pressing</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="village">village</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flourishing">flourishing</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="upholstery">upholstery</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100 <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="specializing">specializing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="cushions">cushions</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="obstacle">obstacle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="shortages">shortages</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="operate">operate</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="workshops">workshops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="residential">residential</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sophisticated">sophisticated</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="park">park</span>.</p><p><span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fair">fair</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scattered">scattered</span>, <span word="Tao">Tao</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="Tao">Tao</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bold">bold</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="erecting">erecting</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="farmland">farmland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="planting">planting</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rooftops">rooftops</span>.</p>
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