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Whileeco-mindedchefsdishingup1mushrooms,theaverageAmericanmealtravelsaround(1),500milesfromfarmtotable.IntheUS,processing,packaging,transporting,storingandpreparingfruitandvegetablesrequiresaboutfourtimesasmuch(2)asgrowingtheminthefirstplace.Andaroundtheworld,uptoathirdoffreshfoodspoilsintransit.
Theproblemisthatwhilethecountrysideisagreatplacetogrowplants,with(3)water,freesunlightandfertilizerfromlivestock(家畜,牲畜),fewerandfewerpeoplearelivingthere.Overhalftheworldnowlivesincities,aproportionthatwillriseto70%by2050.Iftomorrow's(4)centresarenottogohungry,theywill(5)needtoproducemuchmoreofthefoodtheirdwellers(居民)consume.
AtM1TinCambridge,Massachusetts,twogroupsare(6)theproblemfromdifferentdirections.However,bothMITtechnologiesarefocusingoncropsthatareexpensivein(7),smallandeasytogrow.AndalthoughLEDsanddigitalsensorsarebecomingmore(8),neithersystemcancompeteoncostwithtraditionalagriculture.
"Ifyou'rereallygoingtotrytoselltomatoes,youhavetocompetewiththeguyswithhectares(公顷)undercultivationinMexicoandCalifornia,"saysMr.Haper,CityFarm'sfounder."That'swherewe'reall(9)andnoonecandoityet.Thetechnologytocompetewith(10)methodsisstillfiveortenyearsaway."
A.abundant
B.affordable
C.aiming
D.appearance
E.Claiming
F.Conventional
G.Definitely
H.Energy
I.Hopefully
J.Infinitely
K.Local
L.Resources
M.Supermarkets
N.Tackling
O.Urban
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