BEIJING: This 10,000-square-metre farm in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality may look ordinary at first glance.

But this is an exceptional farm situated on top of a sprawling factory that manufactures doors. It is big enough that a tractor is needed to help with farming.

The factory's staff grow crops there, as well as raise poultry and livestock.

Factory official Lu Xiaoqing explained the company's rationale for setting it up. "It would be a waste if we left the big rooftop unused. That's why we created a farming project that involves our staff," he was quoted as saying by state-run Xinhua news agency.

Employees volunteer to take care of different parts of the farm. After crops are harvested, they can take the vegetables and fruits they grow there home.

Lu said the building was built to code and is perfectly capable of holding the weight of the farm.

The roof has been waterproofed to prevent any possible leaks. Urban land resources have continued to shrink in Chongqing due to expanding urbanisation........Read more

Source web page: The Economic Times