AI Platform Turns Empty Office Spaces Into Smart Urban Vertical Farms
September 2, 2020 by Robin Plaskoff Horton
As the global pandemic continues with many people still working from home, large amounts of urban office space remain empty. To offset consequential disruptions to the food supply chains, a group of Finnish digital agtech entrepreneurs has come up with a novel idea for turning these spaces into smart urban farms.
The folks at iFarm who develop urban farming technologies have launched Growtune, an artificial intelligence (AI) SaaS platform that facilitates the fully automated and remote management of sustainable and economically viable indoor vertical farms.
The platform monitors lighting, nutrient content and concentration, microclimate, plant growth rate, and farm staff activities. It spots inconsistencies in plant growth at an early stage, alerting farmers to any relevant deviations to optimize plant growth and net cost.
Growtune stores knowledge from hundreds of farming professionals including agronomists, plant health specialists, engineers and biologists—expertise available to all iFarm clients in the form of a library of plant growth recipes developed and optimized for growing a wide variety of leafy greens, herbs and microgreens.
Scaled for production sites of any size, Growtune assists urban farmers in all aspects of vertical farm management, from selecting crops to scheduling harvests. By collecting Big Data from farms all over the world, iFarm constantly improves its AI algorithms, factoring in data from IoT (Internet of Things) devices, computer vision, production and sales reports.
The smart platform remotely manages a wide range of essential tasks including regulation of the microclimate, lighting, nutrient schedules as well as early disease detection.
Indoor farming in controlled environments already minimizes pests and eliminates weather challenges. By decreasing labor costs by 20%, Growtune makes it even easier for farmers to increase crop yields and financial gains by saving time and energy otherwise spent on machinery maintenance and staff management.
The iFarm team wants to hear from anyone interested in starting an urban vertical farm. The company actively promotes networks of sustainable food-related businesses and provides support in a range of ways, from technology solutions to investment and retail opportunities.
via Springwise. Photos via iFarm.
Category: Green & Sustainable, Greening, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens
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— September 2, 2020 @ 17:34
Very cool. Very smart concept. Thank you for sharing
— September 3, 2020 @ 09:18
Indoor farming in controlled environments already minimizes pests and eliminates weather challenges.
By decreasing labor costs by 20%, Growtune makes it even easier for farmers to increase crop yields
and financial gains by saving time and energy otherwise spent on machinery maintenance and staff management.
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— October 13, 2020 @ 13:14
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— December 27, 2020 @ 00:10
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— January 13, 2021 @ 15:31
Very knowledgeable content. keep sharing with us .
— January 15, 2021 @ 03:01
Amazing concept, I see my self doing it in near future.
— January 19, 2021 @ 02:53
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— February 14, 2021 @ 08:54
What a fascinating article introducing out-of-the-box concept. Appreciate you sharing and looking forward to more interesting blogs. -Larry Landscaping
— February 24, 2021 @ 21:48
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— February 28, 2022 @ 05:29
keep sharing amazing info related to AI, it is really good thanks.
— February 28, 2022 @ 05:44
things are going to AI gradually. It is an amazing thing that we use this setup in our homes too.
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— April 4, 2022 @ 00:21
Thanks Robin for this blog. I’m about to make vertical farm and this piece of content is going to help me!
— January 25, 2023 @ 07:40
No one can ignore the importance of technology. It is important to take help from modern technology especially in the agricultural sector for better yield.
— March 7, 2023 @ 04:37