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flag Indiana to study urban microfarms for better food access; Japan farmer grows bananas in snow using heated greenhouses.

flag 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. flag The bill, backed nearly unanimously, aims to expand access to fresh food in cities, where most is currently imported. flag 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.

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