Amazon freshens up sustainable farming with first low impact lettuce

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First lettuces from tech giant's collaboration with climate-tech start-up Hippo Harvest hit shelves for Amazon Fresh customers in San Francisco

Tech giant Amazon has announced the success of its first foray into sustainable farming, confirming yesterday that it is now selling lettuces which are grown using 92 per cent less water and 55 per cent...

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