As growing operations expand, the need for technological enhancements becomes more critical. A grower working multiple sites may need the advantages of remote monitoring to track and manage growing conditions effectively. The demands of an expanding operation make precision management especially valuable, as growers juggle their time to make the most efficient use of their resources.
This document provides information on greenhouse design and construction. It discusses the various uses and benefits of greenhouses, as well as classifications based on cost and cooling systems. Key factors for crop production like soil, water, environment and seeds are outlined. Details are provided on greenhouse frameworks, glazing materials, shapes, orientation and more. Maintenance of the frame and cover are also summarized.
It is all about saving trees and environment. We know that day by day we cutting trees for our help to get food and home. But in this way we are chopping our self. In this presentation we can know more ideas about saving trees.
Temperature and shade regulation in green houseiari
This document discusses various temperature control systems used in greenhouses, including cooling and heating systems. It describes natural ventilation using roof and side vents for cooling. Forced ventilation and evaporative cooling methods like fan/pad systems, misting, and fogging are also outlined. Heating methods discussed include water, steam, hot air, infrared and solar. The objective of temperature control systems is to maintain optimal conditions for crop growth. Shade regulation using screens, netting or paint is also mentioned.
Advances in Vertical Farming by Dr. Brahma SinghDr. Brahma Singh
Traditional farming is threatened by resulting climate change, soil degradation and the loss of natural ecosystems. Another way of farming is needed not to replace it but supplement it to enforce sustainability. The answer is Vertical Farming which is consistently growing across geographies.
Vertical farming is the practice of growing produce in vertically stacked layers.
Vertical farms come in different shapes and sizes, from simple two-level or wall-mounted
systems to large warehouses several stories tall.
Vertical farming typically uses a mix of natural light and artificial light. Artificial lighting is often LED-based and may be driven by a renewable power source such as solar power or wind turbines.
This ppt will help you in understanding what is vertical farming and hydroponics which I believe to be the future of agriculture in urban areas.
This presentation won me second prize at my college.Hope it helps you all.
This document discusses vertical farming as a solution to issues with traditional agriculture. Vertical farming grows crops in stacked layers and controlled environments. It has several advantages over traditional farming like increased crop yields, protection from weather, reduced water and land usage, and higher quality produce. A proposed vertical farm design could support 15,000 people on 0.25 hectares of land through multiple stacking, compared to needing 68 hectares with traditional farming. While the initial costs are higher, vertical farming uses fewer resources and has higher yields. It has potential to help address issues like increasing population, loss of arable land, and food security in cities. However, it also faces challenges like higher energy costs than traditional farming.
AI bots in the agriculture field can harvest crops at a higher volume and faster pace than human laborers. By leveraging computer vision helps to monitor the weed and spray them. Thus, Artificial Intelligence is helping farmers find more efficient ways to protect their crops from weeds.
This document provides information on greenhouse design and construction. It discusses the various uses and benefits of greenhouses, as well as classifications based on cost and cooling systems. Key factors for crop production like soil, water, environment and seeds are outlined. Details are provided on greenhouse frameworks, glazing materials, shapes, orientation and more. Maintenance of the frame and cover are also summarized.
It is all about saving trees and environment. We know that day by day we cutting trees for our help to get food and home. But in this way we are chopping our self. In this presentation we can know more ideas about saving trees.
Temperature and shade regulation in green houseiari
This document discusses various temperature control systems used in greenhouses, including cooling and heating systems. It describes natural ventilation using roof and side vents for cooling. Forced ventilation and evaporative cooling methods like fan/pad systems, misting, and fogging are also outlined. Heating methods discussed include water, steam, hot air, infrared and solar. The objective of temperature control systems is to maintain optimal conditions for crop growth. Shade regulation using screens, netting or paint is also mentioned.
Advances in Vertical Farming by Dr. Brahma SinghDr. Brahma Singh
Traditional farming is threatened by resulting climate change, soil degradation and the loss of natural ecosystems. Another way of farming is needed not to replace it but supplement it to enforce sustainability. The answer is Vertical Farming which is consistently growing across geographies.
Vertical farming is the practice of growing produce in vertically stacked layers.
Vertical farms come in different shapes and sizes, from simple two-level or wall-mounted
systems to large warehouses several stories tall.
Vertical farming typically uses a mix of natural light and artificial light. Artificial lighting is often LED-based and may be driven by a renewable power source such as solar power or wind turbines.
This ppt will help you in understanding what is vertical farming and hydroponics which I believe to be the future of agriculture in urban areas.
This presentation won me second prize at my college.Hope it helps you all.
This document discusses vertical farming as a solution to issues with traditional agriculture. Vertical farming grows crops in stacked layers and controlled environments. It has several advantages over traditional farming like increased crop yields, protection from weather, reduced water and land usage, and higher quality produce. A proposed vertical farm design could support 15,000 people on 0.25 hectares of land through multiple stacking, compared to needing 68 hectares with traditional farming. While the initial costs are higher, vertical farming uses fewer resources and has higher yields. It has potential to help address issues like increasing population, loss of arable land, and food security in cities. However, it also faces challenges like higher energy costs than traditional farming.
AI bots in the agriculture field can harvest crops at a higher volume and faster pace than human laborers. By leveraging computer vision helps to monitor the weed and spray them. Thus, Artificial Intelligence is helping farmers find more efficient ways to protect their crops from weeds.
This document discusses green roofs and their benefits. It begins by defining green roofs as roofs covered in vegetation rather than just a waterproof membrane. There are two main types of green roofs - extensive and intensive. Extensive green roofs are lighter and require less maintenance while intensive green roofs can support a wider variety of plants. Green roofs provide multiple benefits such as absorbing rainwater, providing insulation, creating wildlife habitats, and reducing the urban heat island effect. They can also improve air quality, increase energy efficiency, and extend the lifespan of roofs. The document examines these benefits in further detail.
Vertical farming is the practice of growing crops in stacked layers or vertically. As the world population grows to 9.2 billion by 2050, vertical farming can help address issues of limited arable land and food security. Vertical farms use technologies like LED lighting, hydroponics, and aeroponics to grow plants faster and with higher yields than traditional farming, while using less water, land, and agrochemicals. Potential disadvantages include high initial costs and energy usage, but vertical farming offers environmental and sustainability benefits for urban food production.
Agriculture 4.0- The future of farming technology Dishant James
The World Government Summit recently came out with an agenda to improve agricultural technologies by integrating farming with industry 4.0. The outcome would be a fourth agricultural revolution or Agriculture 4.0
Reasonable Supplements to Traditional Farming
Touches on why traditional farming alone will not sustain us in the future and what some solutions are - such as hydroponics, vertical farming, and aquaponics.
This document discusses the importance and benefits of soilless culture in fruit cultivation. It begins by outlining challenges facing Indian farmers like drought, pollution, and lack of irrigation. Soilless culture is presented as a solution that uses less water and resources while improving yields. Various soilless techniques are described, including solution culture/hydroponics, solid media methods using materials like coconut coir and rockwool, and aeroponics. Key benefits are greater control over nutrition, diseases, water use, and predictable yields. Common crops grown soilless include tomatoes, lettuce, and strawberries. The conclusion emphasizes soilless culture can boost yields while reducing environmental impacts of agriculture.
A green wall, also known as a vertical garden, involves planting vegetation on a structure attached to a wall either inside or outside a building. Plants are attached to planters on a steel structure fitted on the wall along with an irrigation system. Green walls provide benefits like water and energy savings, promoting biodiversity, and enhancing property values and well-being. They can reduce temperatures on walls by up to 20°C and noise levels inside buildings. Potential customers for green walls include hotels, resorts, airports, corporate houses, residential buildings, institutions, schools, and more.
1) Greenhouses allow crops to be grown under controlled environmental conditions by trapping solar radiation inside using transparent materials. Precise control of factors like temperature, humidity, light, and carbon dioxide is important for optimal plant growth.
2) Recent advances in greenhouse climate control include automated systems that use sensors to monitor conditions inside and outside and control ventilation, heating, cooling, and other parameters. Precision technologies like the Internet of Things, data loggers, and computer simulation are being used to optimize greenhouse management.
3) Modern greenhouses increasingly utilize renewable energy through solar panels and employ sophisticated automation technologies to precisely control the indoor environment and maximize crop yields.
The document discusses the development of a modular vertical farming system called Minigarden. It began as sketches in 2004 and was patented. The system uses plant containers that can be arranged vertically and in modules. It was first tested successfully on a farm in Portugal in 2007, growing a variety of crops. The system proved flexible and increased production. It allows for greenhouse and outdoor agriculture, and has been implemented in over 50 countries worldwide as part of an urban green revolution.
PROJECT REPORT, PROJECT REPORT ON COLD STORAGE, PROJECT FINANCE, CAPACITY, TOTAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT, COOL CHAMBER, CAPACITY UTILIZATION, METHODS OF STORAGE, PATTERN OF ASSISTANCE, BASIC DESIGN OF THE COLD ROOM, ANALYSIS OF COST OF COOL CHAMBER, etc.
The document discusses various forms of urban agriculture including rooftop gardens, vertical farming, aquaponics, hydroponics, community gardens, and peri-urban farming. Rooftop gardens provide environmental and economic benefits but have high initial costs. Vertical farming uses multi-story buildings to maximize crop yields within urban footprints. Aquaponics combines hydroponics with aquaculture in a symbiotic system. Urban agriculture helps address issues of food security, environmental sustainability, and social well-being in cities.
Agriculture may be a major business and therefore the foundation of the economy. In 2016, the calculable worth additional by the agriculture business was calculable at but one percent people GDP. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that agriculture contributes regarding $ 330 billion annually to the economy.
Ornamental grasses provide low-maintenance ground cover and visual interest in gardens. They come in varieties suited to different conditions and can be used as borders, ground cover, or in containers. While called "grasses", some like mondo grass are actually from other plant families.
Acorus species are moisture-loving ornamental grasses that form clumps and have variegated leaves, making them suitable for pond edges or submerged in water features. Cordyline varieties like 'Electric Pink' and 'Red Fountain' offer colorful foliage and architectural forms suitable for containers or gardens. Japanese blood grass and golden Japanese forest grass provide ornamental value through their foliage and fall colors. Liri
The document discusses polyhouse or greenhouse technology. It begins by defining a greenhouse as a framed structure covered with transparent material that allows crops to be grown under controlled environmental conditions. It then discusses the types of greenhouses based on covering material, including polyhouses, fiber reinforced plastic houses, and glass houses. The rest of the document focuses on polyhouse technology, describing the principles, advantages, environmental parameters controlled, types, construction, irrigation methods, and crops commonly grown in polyhouses.
The area of solar building in China increases dramatically after the reform and opening-up policy and economic development..It is helpful for the national economy which maintains a sustainable, rapid and healthy development if we seize the opportunity to promoting building energy efficiency. The solar building has a good prospects and brilliant future which can help our country to realize the national development of the second step and the third step in the strategic target, and guide our country construction and architectural technology along with the world’s trend.
Supplemental lighting is needed during winter months when natural light levels are suboptimal. This can cause crops to grow slowly, become thinner, and be prone to blindness. The main types of supplemental lighting are incandescent, fluorescent, and high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps. HID lamps like high-pressure sodium provide the best light spectrum and efficiency at around 25%, lasting for over 24,000 hours. Supplemental lighting above 40 degrees north latitude in the US and 50 degrees north in Europe is already common, and gaining popularity further south due to profitable winter crop production.
Vertical farming involves growing crops in stacked layers without soil. There are three main soil-free systems: hydroponics uses nutrient-infused water fed to plant roots in a growth medium, aeroponics grows plants in an air/mist environment with little water, and aquaponics combines fish and plants where the plants filter wastewater from the fish ponds. While vertical farming has high initial and operating costs and energy usage, it allows food to be grown indoors year-round without soil.
Solar dryers are devices that use solar energy to dry substances, especially the food. Drying is one of the methods used to preserve food products for longer periods. Different types of solar dryers have been designed, developed and tested in the different regions.
This is a presentation made by Chief Visionary and Founder of the Pet bharo project in India at IIM Ahmedabad in 2009. This PPT takes a person intending to go into commercial hydrponics into the nuances of this industry. more details are available on www.petbharoproject.co.in or contact ceo@petbharoproject.co.in
Large scale industrial food production has some risks like susceptibility to disease and natural disasters wiping out entire crops due to monoculture. However, it allows for cheap, abundant food production. Small scale urban rooftop gardens can grow food with less carbon emissions from transportation and utilize otherwise unused space, but have lower overall production. The benefits of local food production must be weighed against the costs and effort required.
Vertical Farming, also known as CEA (Controlled Environment Agriculture) refers to the practice of growing crops on vertically inclined surfaces and in vertically stacked layers.
This document discusses green roofs and their benefits. It begins by defining green roofs as roofs covered in vegetation rather than just a waterproof membrane. There are two main types of green roofs - extensive and intensive. Extensive green roofs are lighter and require less maintenance while intensive green roofs can support a wider variety of plants. Green roofs provide multiple benefits such as absorbing rainwater, providing insulation, creating wildlife habitats, and reducing the urban heat island effect. They can also improve air quality, increase energy efficiency, and extend the lifespan of roofs. The document examines these benefits in further detail.
Vertical farming is the practice of growing crops in stacked layers or vertically. As the world population grows to 9.2 billion by 2050, vertical farming can help address issues of limited arable land and food security. Vertical farms use technologies like LED lighting, hydroponics, and aeroponics to grow plants faster and with higher yields than traditional farming, while using less water, land, and agrochemicals. Potential disadvantages include high initial costs and energy usage, but vertical farming offers environmental and sustainability benefits for urban food production.
Agriculture 4.0- The future of farming technology Dishant James
The World Government Summit recently came out with an agenda to improve agricultural technologies by integrating farming with industry 4.0. The outcome would be a fourth agricultural revolution or Agriculture 4.0
Reasonable Supplements to Traditional Farming
Touches on why traditional farming alone will not sustain us in the future and what some solutions are - such as hydroponics, vertical farming, and aquaponics.
This document discusses the importance and benefits of soilless culture in fruit cultivation. It begins by outlining challenges facing Indian farmers like drought, pollution, and lack of irrigation. Soilless culture is presented as a solution that uses less water and resources while improving yields. Various soilless techniques are described, including solution culture/hydroponics, solid media methods using materials like coconut coir and rockwool, and aeroponics. Key benefits are greater control over nutrition, diseases, water use, and predictable yields. Common crops grown soilless include tomatoes, lettuce, and strawberries. The conclusion emphasizes soilless culture can boost yields while reducing environmental impacts of agriculture.
A green wall, also known as a vertical garden, involves planting vegetation on a structure attached to a wall either inside or outside a building. Plants are attached to planters on a steel structure fitted on the wall along with an irrigation system. Green walls provide benefits like water and energy savings, promoting biodiversity, and enhancing property values and well-being. They can reduce temperatures on walls by up to 20°C and noise levels inside buildings. Potential customers for green walls include hotels, resorts, airports, corporate houses, residential buildings, institutions, schools, and more.
1) Greenhouses allow crops to be grown under controlled environmental conditions by trapping solar radiation inside using transparent materials. Precise control of factors like temperature, humidity, light, and carbon dioxide is important for optimal plant growth.
2) Recent advances in greenhouse climate control include automated systems that use sensors to monitor conditions inside and outside and control ventilation, heating, cooling, and other parameters. Precision technologies like the Internet of Things, data loggers, and computer simulation are being used to optimize greenhouse management.
3) Modern greenhouses increasingly utilize renewable energy through solar panels and employ sophisticated automation technologies to precisely control the indoor environment and maximize crop yields.
The document discusses the development of a modular vertical farming system called Minigarden. It began as sketches in 2004 and was patented. The system uses plant containers that can be arranged vertically and in modules. It was first tested successfully on a farm in Portugal in 2007, growing a variety of crops. The system proved flexible and increased production. It allows for greenhouse and outdoor agriculture, and has been implemented in over 50 countries worldwide as part of an urban green revolution.
PROJECT REPORT, PROJECT REPORT ON COLD STORAGE, PROJECT FINANCE, CAPACITY, TOTAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT, COOL CHAMBER, CAPACITY UTILIZATION, METHODS OF STORAGE, PATTERN OF ASSISTANCE, BASIC DESIGN OF THE COLD ROOM, ANALYSIS OF COST OF COOL CHAMBER, etc.
The document discusses various forms of urban agriculture including rooftop gardens, vertical farming, aquaponics, hydroponics, community gardens, and peri-urban farming. Rooftop gardens provide environmental and economic benefits but have high initial costs. Vertical farming uses multi-story buildings to maximize crop yields within urban footprints. Aquaponics combines hydroponics with aquaculture in a symbiotic system. Urban agriculture helps address issues of food security, environmental sustainability, and social well-being in cities.
Agriculture may be a major business and therefore the foundation of the economy. In 2016, the calculable worth additional by the agriculture business was calculable at but one percent people GDP. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that agriculture contributes regarding $ 330 billion annually to the economy.
Ornamental grasses provide low-maintenance ground cover and visual interest in gardens. They come in varieties suited to different conditions and can be used as borders, ground cover, or in containers. While called "grasses", some like mondo grass are actually from other plant families.
Acorus species are moisture-loving ornamental grasses that form clumps and have variegated leaves, making them suitable for pond edges or submerged in water features. Cordyline varieties like 'Electric Pink' and 'Red Fountain' offer colorful foliage and architectural forms suitable for containers or gardens. Japanese blood grass and golden Japanese forest grass provide ornamental value through their foliage and fall colors. Liri
The document discusses polyhouse or greenhouse technology. It begins by defining a greenhouse as a framed structure covered with transparent material that allows crops to be grown under controlled environmental conditions. It then discusses the types of greenhouses based on covering material, including polyhouses, fiber reinforced plastic houses, and glass houses. The rest of the document focuses on polyhouse technology, describing the principles, advantages, environmental parameters controlled, types, construction, irrigation methods, and crops commonly grown in polyhouses.
The area of solar building in China increases dramatically after the reform and opening-up policy and economic development..It is helpful for the national economy which maintains a sustainable, rapid and healthy development if we seize the opportunity to promoting building energy efficiency. The solar building has a good prospects and brilliant future which can help our country to realize the national development of the second step and the third step in the strategic target, and guide our country construction and architectural technology along with the world’s trend.
Supplemental lighting is needed during winter months when natural light levels are suboptimal. This can cause crops to grow slowly, become thinner, and be prone to blindness. The main types of supplemental lighting are incandescent, fluorescent, and high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps. HID lamps like high-pressure sodium provide the best light spectrum and efficiency at around 25%, lasting for over 24,000 hours. Supplemental lighting above 40 degrees north latitude in the US and 50 degrees north in Europe is already common, and gaining popularity further south due to profitable winter crop production.
Vertical farming involves growing crops in stacked layers without soil. There are three main soil-free systems: hydroponics uses nutrient-infused water fed to plant roots in a growth medium, aeroponics grows plants in an air/mist environment with little water, and aquaponics combines fish and plants where the plants filter wastewater from the fish ponds. While vertical farming has high initial and operating costs and energy usage, it allows food to be grown indoors year-round without soil.
Solar dryers are devices that use solar energy to dry substances, especially the food. Drying is one of the methods used to preserve food products for longer periods. Different types of solar dryers have been designed, developed and tested in the different regions.
This is a presentation made by Chief Visionary and Founder of the Pet bharo project in India at IIM Ahmedabad in 2009. This PPT takes a person intending to go into commercial hydrponics into the nuances of this industry. more details are available on www.petbharoproject.co.in or contact ceo@petbharoproject.co.in
Large scale industrial food production has some risks like susceptibility to disease and natural disasters wiping out entire crops due to monoculture. However, it allows for cheap, abundant food production. Small scale urban rooftop gardens can grow food with less carbon emissions from transportation and utilize otherwise unused space, but have lower overall production. The benefits of local food production must be weighed against the costs and effort required.
Vertical Farming, also known as CEA (Controlled Environment Agriculture) refers to the practice of growing crops on vertically inclined surfaces and in vertically stacked layers.
Livingwater Causeative SolvLED Rockne Center in South Bend IndianaSteve Durkee
SolvLED and Causeative propose converting former industrial buildings in South Bend, Indiana into a sustainable indoor food production facility using automated aquaponics systems. The modular design allows incremental expansion across five buildings, producing over 1 million pounds of produce and 100,000 pounds of fish annually. The project will adaptively reuse existing infrastructure, provide jobs, and be a model for other rust belt communities to restore economic and social well-being through local food production.
Climate change poses major threats to global agriculture and food production by increasing the frequency and severity of droughts and floods and boosting plant disease and pest pressures. Plant breeding is a key sustainable solution to address these challenges from climate change and increase crop production. New varieties developed through plant breeding can have improved tolerance to stresses like drought and heat. Prioritizing breeding programs for climate resilient varieties and exploiting genetic diversity in crop wild relatives will help minimize the impacts of climate and environmental changes on food production. While plant breeding takes time, it is critical to focus on developing varieties adapted to future climate conditions to ensure continued agricultural productivity.
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
LITERATURE REVIEW
BASIC HYDROPONIC SYSTEM
HYDROPONIC GROW MEDIA
LIST OF CROPS
ADVANTAGES OF HYDROPONIC TECHNOLOGY
DISADVANTAGES OF HYDROPONIC TECHNOLOGY
FUTURE SCOPE OF HYDROPONIC TECHNOLOGY
CASE STUDY
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
1. The document discusses the impacts of climate change on Indian agriculture. It is expected to affect agricultural productivity and shift crop patterns due to factors like increasing temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, and more frequent extreme weather events.
2. Studies have shown that increases in temperature could reduce yields of crops like rice and wheat. Climate change may also lead to a change in suitable areas for growing certain crops. Rain-fed agriculture is expected to be more severely impacted than irrigated agriculture.
3. The impacts of climate change on agriculture could have wide-ranging implications for issues like food security, trade, livelihoods, and water conservation in India given the country's dependence on agriculture. Adaptation and mitigation strategies will
GreenWheel Gardens can produce crops at 6-8 times the current density rate in under-utilized urban building and warehouse space. Our method uses a fraction of the energy and water that traditional farming practices use. Our adoption of an urban setting for growth significantly reduces transportation costs. Our essential commitment to efficiency provides high produce to profit ratios. Our holistic approach to the ‘seed to table’ journey distinguishes our model from that of our competitors.
The document discusses innovations needed for a sustainable agricultural future given challenges like food insecurity, rising food prices, and climate change. It outlines both successes and problems of current agriculture systems. Precision farming is highlighted as an innovation using GPS, sensors and software to optimize crop yields while minimizing inputs. The use of mycorrhiza fungus is also discussed as helping plants absorb nutrients and re-energizing soil. The document concludes innovation must continue to address agricultural problems without creating new issues.
This document discusses several human impacts on the environment such as pollution, depletion of natural resources, and climate change. It notes that industrialization has led to an assumption that the environment can absorb large amounts of pollution, which has caused issues like acid rain damaging ecosystems. The burning of fossil fuels is a major contributor to global warming, raising temperatures and threatening species extinction. The document proposes solutions like renewable energy and energy efficiency to mitigate climate change. It describes an occupancy-based lighting system that can save 30% of energy usage through motion sensors, improving both the environment and economic outcomes.
Irrigation by condensation technology (NASA TEchBrief\'s Magazine technology of the month September 2008) + Root zone temperature optimization technology
Agriculture in developing countries must undergo a significant transformation in order to meet the related challenges of achieving food security and responding to climate change. Projections based on population growth and food consumption patterns indicate that agricultural production will need to increase by at least 70 percent to meet demands by 2050. Most estimates also indicate that climate change is likely to reduce agricultural productivity, production stability and incomes in some areas that already have high levels of food insecurity. Developing climate-smart agriculture is thus crucial to achieving future food security and climate change goals. This seminar describe an approach to deal with the above issue viz. Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) and also examines some of the key technical, institutional, policy and financial responses required to achieve this transformation. Building on cases from the field, the seminar try to outlines a range of practices, approaches and tools aimed at increase the resilience and productivity of agricultural product systems, while also reducing and removing emissions. A part of the seminar elaborates institutional and policy options available to promote the transition to climate-smart agriculture at the smallholder level. Finally, the paper considers current gaps and makes innovative suggestion regarding the combined use of different sources, financing mechanism and delivery systems.
This document discusses the concept of vertical farming as a solution to sustainably feed the growing global population. Vertical farms would grow crops in stacked layers inside buildings rather than horizontally across land. They use techniques like hydroponics and aeroponics to maximize yields. Some key benefits outlined include year-round local food production, reduced land and water usage, lower emissions from reduced transport, and protection from extreme weather. The document examines goals, considerations, limitations and case studies of potential vertical farm designs.
Climate change is a major threat to sustainable food security. Temperatures are rising, precipitation patterns are changing, and extreme weather events are occurring more frequently. As a result, producing enough to feed a growing population is becoming more challenging. Everyone in the agriculture sector must adapt—and quickly. Delays now will raise the costs in the future.
This document outlines problems with the current agricultural model and opportunities in food and agriculture investing. The current model relies on monocultures that reduce biodiversity and soil and water are being consumed unsustainably. Several subsectors in food and agriculture tech are highlighted as areas for investment, including alternative proteins, smart equipment, decision support tools, drones and robotics, and waste reduction. Examples are given of startups like Ripple Foods, Amber Agriculture, and Granular that are demonstrating proof of concepts in these subsectors. The size of the agriculture industry and need for sustainability presents a large opportunity for technology to address problems with the current system.
Organic hydroponic systems have the potential to significantly increase food production while reducing environmental impacts. These systems can grow 7-10 times more food in the same space using 80-90% less water than traditional agriculture. Additionally, organic hydroponics reduces the need for pesticides and produces year-round in controlled environments. The document argues that widespread adoption of organic hydroponics, combined with innovations in renewable energy and the use of agricultural byproducts, could help address issues of food security and climate change.
The eight case studies demonstrate that viable livelihoods can be created on small acreages of ten acres or less through diverse and intensive farming practices, adding value to products, and direct marketing. Key factors for success include a commitment to sustainable land management practices, a willingness to work long hours, and a creative problem-solving approach. While planning policies currently allow for small-scale farming, local "red tape" presents obstacles that could be reduced to better support these livelihoods.
This document discusses new trends in vegetable production that can help overcome issues in traditional farming methods and increase yields. Some key trends discussed include organic farming, tissue culture, hydroponics, drip irrigation, tunnel farming, and off-season farming. Organic farming avoids synthetic chemicals and relies on biological processes, while hydroponics is a soilless system using nutrient solutions. Tunnel farming uses covered structures to control the environment, and drip irrigation applies water directly to plant roots. These innovative techniques can boost production sustainability and food security compared to traditional methods.
Humanity faces major challenges from interconnected global issues like climate change. Forests can play a key role in mitigating these issues through carbon absorption, food and water security, and other benefits. Technology like AI can help through applications like carbon offset tracking, environmental monitoring, and predictive modeling to support sustainable development and resource management. An example model was described that uses diverse data sources and blended models to inform decisions around issues like development planning, ecological impacts, and species resilience.
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03 - Introduction
04 - Indoor Agriculture: Solutions For Growing Up
10 - Agricultural Technology
11 - Controlling Climate
17 - Fertigation and Irrigation
21 - Data Analytics, AI, and Forecasting
26 - Growlink Resources
Table of Contents
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3. Introduction
Indoor Farming is the future of
feeding America, and the world.
It allows for vertical integration
that saves valuable resources,
regardless of climate conditions
or time of year. Automation
promises higher yields and
provides local food production
that traditional farming is unable
to deliver.
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4. There are 7.5 billion people in the world as of 2019, and
population growth, erosion, and pollution have resulted
in one-third of the earth's arable land being lost in just the
last 40 years. The result of a rapidly expanding population
and shrinking farmable land is the current global food
crisis.
This crisis doesn't only impact people in the most
depressed and impoverished regions of the world - many
cities are also facing considerable challenges in providing
access to affordable fresh food.
Indoor agriculture solves the need for vast swaths of
arable farmland by moving production indoors and
taking to the skies - using vertical space to vastly
increase the amount of food production that can be
accomplished per square foot.
Indoor farms can also be tailored to the interior
dimensions of almost any building, meaning food can
be grown directly in the heart of even the densest cities.
The result is significant increases in the volume of crops
produced and shorter localized supply chains, ensuring
freshness and affordability regardless of location.
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Challenge: Shrinking Land
and Growing Populations
Solution: Going Vertical
and Shrinking Supply
Chains
5. Indoor farming, or indoor agriculture refers to the growing of crops - often on large
scales - completely indoors, in controlled environments using artificial lighting and
humanmade nutrition and irrigation systems. Unlike traditional farming, which
requires an enormous amount of land and is subject to the whims of mother nature,
indoor farming can utilize vertical space. It provides a highly tunable growing
environment, enabling indoor growers to maximize their crop yields while
minimizing resource usage and costs.
Growth in indoor agriculture has been rapid, and the indoor farming technology
market is projected to grow to over $40 billion by 2022. The move towards indoor
solutions is easy to understand, as indoor agriculture solves several problems, both
emerging and prolonged, that traditional agriculture can't.
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What Is Indoor Farming?
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Challenge: Traditional Farming is
Limited by Geographical and
Environmental Conditions
Traditional farming is limited heavily by mother nature.
The crops available in any given area are entirely
dependent on environmental suitability, including soil,
seasonal variations in temperature and precipitation, and
more. Natural events like droughts and cold snaps can
eliminate entire crops outright, and crops that survive
often have to travel long distances to reach the plates of
their consumers, resulting in substantial loss along the
way.
7. Solution: Indoor Farming
Eliminates Crop Loss and
Resource Waste
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Because indoor agriculture offers near-complete control
over the growing environment, crop selection is no
longer limited by geographical region. Almost any crop
can be grown almost anywhere as long as the right mix
of light, nutrients, water, and air are provided - all
completely tailorable on an indoor farm. Complete
environmental control also means that crops can be
grown regardless of season, resulting in affordable, year-
round access to produce that otherwise would have
been expensive or unavailable at certain times of the
year.
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Challenge: The World's
Drinkable
Fresh Water Supply is in Crisis
Over 800 million people worldwide lack access to clean
drinking water. While some progress has been made in
expanding access, even places close to home like Flint,
Michigan, are in crisis. Yet, it's estimated that as much as
70% of the freshwater directed for agriculture purposes is
wasted, making traditional farming a significant
contributor to the world's water scarcity problem.
9. Solution: Indoor Agriculture
Significantly Reduces Water
Usage
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Vertical farming using hydroponic irrigation systems all
but eliminate water waste and cut total water usage
down by 70-95%. With 70% of the world's freshwater
used for agriculture, it's clear how significant the waste
reductions provided by vertical farming are, and how
much water could potentially be saved and redirected
for human consumption.
10. WHAT IS AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY?
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Controlling Climate
Fertigation and Irrigation
Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, and Forecasting
AgTech represents the application of technology, specifically software and hardware
technology, to the field of farming. AgTech is an industry that encompasses diverse
solutions to almost every step in the food production process. One of the primary
factors in the efficiency and effectiveness of indoor agriculture is the newly emerging
technologies that enable unparalleled environmental control. These technologies
allow farmers to dial in near-perfect growing conditions year-round, resulting in
improved crop size and quality. The following chapters cover three of those areas of
technological advance:
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11. Light, water, nutrients, and air - these are the four primary
elements that plants need for healthy growth. But in addition to
these four, there is a wide variety of other factors that determine
ideal growing conditions and climate, including temperature,
humidity levels, and CO2 concentration.
Indoor agriculture provides growers with the ability to precisely
control the environmental conditions in their growing facilities, so
that, with the keen understanding of their plants' needs and the
right technology, a crop can be provided with temperature,
humidity and CO2 levels finely tuned to deliver maximum quality
and yield.
You can also monitor VPD, dewpoint, moisture deficit, EC, VWC,
light intensity, just to name a few, but for now we'll discuss the
basics.
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Controlling Climate
12. How Temperature, Humidity, and Other Factors Impact
Plant Growth
In an indoor growing environment, there are several ways that temperature control can aid
plant growth, including maintaining ideal growth temperatures and managing canopy heating.
Relative humidity impacts plant transpiration, and photosynthesis and extreme humidity levels
can be as harmful as extreme temperatures. Finally, CO2 levels have a direct impact on
photosynthesis, and managing them is key to maximizing yields.
Different types of plants require different temperatures to facilitate ideal growth. Each type of
crop has four temperature thresholds - optimum minimum, absolute minimum, optimum
maximum, absolute maximum. The range between ideal minimum an ideal maximum facilitates
the best possible growth. Beyond the absolute minimum or absolute maximum, a plant's
growth is severely hindered, and the risk of death skyrockets. Indoor climate control enables
growers to ensure their crops enjoy their optimal temperature range, ensuring the best possible
quality and yield regardless of the outside temperature. Heat mapping makes it possible to
identify both widescale and isolated areas of indoor crops that don't conform to ideal
temperature conditions, allowing spot solutions to be employed as needed.
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13. Managing Canopy Heating
In nature, the risk of damage from overheating is minimal except in prolonged
heatwaves. But indoor growing environments use vertical structures and overhead
lighting, making canopy overheating a genuine concern.
Proximity exposure to hot lights is the most common cause of canopy
overheating, and the consequences range from dried out tissue to reduced
photosynthetic capabilities from even moderate heat stress. The simplest solution
to canopy overheating is to increase the distance between plant tops and their
light sources. LED lights can also be employed to provide the same light coverage
at significantly reduced temperatures. But in either case, no remedial action can be
taken until hot spots are identified - a primary function of heat mapping.
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Maintaining Healthy Humidity
Levels
Relative humidity - the amount of water in the air as a
percentage of the amount required for saturation - has a
significant impact on plant stomatal opening, respiration,
and photosynthesis. Warmer air can hold more water, and
thus for the same level of moisture, has lower relative
humidity. The result is increased transpiration. Colder air has
the opposite effect. Its lower capacity to hold water means
less room for a plant to pass vapor into the air. Control over
relative humidity enables growers to set the ideal
temperatures for their crops, and then to also tune the
amount of moisture in the air to ensure the healthiest
possible transpiration and photosynthesis.
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Controlling Carbon Dioxide Levels
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is another critical factor in
photosynthesis and another mechanism that impacts when
a plant's stomata open and close. Outside air contains
roughly 340ppm CO2 by volume, and while plants are
perfectly happy to grow at this CO2 concentration, they can
benefit from higher levels. Elevating CO2 levels to 1000ppm
can increase photosynthesis and the energy it provides to
growing plants by up to 50% - a considerable improvement.
That's especially important to consider that carbon dioxide
levels in poorly ventilated indoor growing environments can
quickly drop well below the ambient 400ppm due to the
high density of CO2 hungry plants.
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16. Heat Mapping Technology and Climate Visualization
Heat mapping is a rapidly emerging indoor agriculture technique that uses an array of environmental sensors to
create a visual image of climate conditions across a growing environment. Heat mapping allows a grower to
monitor and manage at macroclimate levels across their operation. It also enables growers to identify
microclimates - small pockets of space that experience altered environmental conditions due to proximity to
equipment, ventilation anomalies, and many other factors.
Traditional environmental monitoring tools are inadequate for modern indoor growing operations because they
lack precision. A thermostat, for instance, provides a measurement of air temperature that only reflects the local
temperature around its single sensor. That means that the temperature displayed by a standard thermometer is
not reflective of the environment as a whole and, as a result, is almost useless.
Heat mapping uses an extensive array of sensors, ranging from thermal imaging cameras to standalone multi
climate sensors, to pull data from potentially hundreds of points across a growing environment. Those sensors
provide information on both the ambient air temperature and the surface temperatures of plants and equipment.
When that data is combined and analyzed, it paints a clear picture of an entire growing environment in both
horizontal and vertical. That synthesized data is presented to growers as a set of color-coded maps covering all
types of data collected from temperature to humidity to CO2 and more. The resulting level of intelligence
enables growers to find tune the environmental condition in their operations on an almost plant by plant basis.
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17. Fertigation and Irrigation
All experienced indoor growers are familiar with the importance of a well designed
properly functioning irrigation system. Whether growing in soil or via one of the
many hydroponic meduims currently employed throughout the industry, ensuring
plants have access to a steady supply of the water and nutrients they need is critical
for crop health and devlopment.
While lighting is relatively static and straightforward in nature, irrigation systems -
especially large industrial ones - can be complicated, potentially expensive, and
require regular maintenance to ensure proper operation. The alternative - hand
watering - while certainly more straightforward, is hugely time-consuming and
subject to human error, making it far inferior to automated irrigation. Not only are
even the most simple drip irrigation systems more reliable than manual watering
and feeding, but they also offer a significant additional benefit - the ability to use
automated fertigation systems to deliver precision dosages of nutrients.
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18. Creating Ideal Nutrient Environments with Fertigation
Fertigation is the process of injecting fertilizer or other water-soluble nutrient products directly into a crop irrigation system. The
goal of fertigation is to enable farmers to dial in the ideal nutrient levels for their crops, ensuring that their plants are neither
underfed, leading to suboptimal growth, or overfed, leading to problems like nutrient burn. Fertigation has been a popular solution
in high-end industrial crops for some time, and it's enjoyed a recent jolt of popularity with smaller operations as well, particularly
among cannabis growers.
First and foremost, fertigation systems enable growers to deliver incredibly precise nutrient doses across their entire crop, enabling
nutrient deficiencies to be treated as needed and ensuring every plant exists in an ideal growing environment possible. Best of all,
they do it automatically - monitored and controlled by a central computer, removing the vast majority of human labor and human
error from the watering process. That significant reduction in labor is the second major benefit of fertigation.
Finally, fertigation systems offer several environmental benefits. The efficiency of fertigation not only leads to reduced waste, but it
also leads to healthier plant roots and better water uptake, further reducing the amount of water needed to grow healthy crops.
The design of fertigation systems requires a high level of isolation from the surrounding environment, meaning that harmful
chemical leaching is reduced as well.
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Pros
Precision nutrient dosing delivered evenly across
the entire system to ensure ideal feeding and
growth for the entire crop.
Staff-hours associated with manual watering and
feeding are eliminated, as are the costly errors that
can arise from hand mixing.
Reduced water consumption across the system
enables optimum plant growth while minimizing a
crop's impact on freshwater shortages.
Reduced fertilizer volume and isolation from the
surrounding environment minimize the potential
damage from harmful chemical leaching.
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Cons
Initial set up costs can be significant, especially if a
scalable irrigation system is not already in place.
Fertigation hardware must be installed evenly
across the entire irrigation system to ensure even
feeding, requiring more units and material for large
systems.
To maintain even pressure across the entire system
and to prevent isolated fertilizer build-up, regular
cleaning and maintenance are required.
Pros and Cons of Fertigation
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Fertigation System Design
While fertigation is technically just the combination of fertilization and irrigation, and thus could potentially even
be done through hand watering, a modern fertigation system is an extension of the monitor -> analyze -> control
ethos behind all data-driven agriculture. The nutrient solution is held in a tank and is fed into the water supply in
carefully proportioned ratios using pumps. That fertilized water supply is then moved through the irrigation
system and delivered to the plants through drip-feed, or whichever irrigation method has been chosen.
The pH and electrical conductivity (EC) levels throughout the system as well as levels within the plants
themselves, must be carefully measured to ensure proper system operation. Monitoring the plants visually is
inadequate since, by the time plants exhibit damage or stunted growth may be too late to correct. Instead,
sensors are used across the system, which feed data to a computerized control unit. That control unit compares
the actual pH and EC levels across the system to the desired levels programmed by the grower and automatically
adjusts fertilizer concentration to maintain the determined levels.
In contrast to manual watering and fertilizing, which are generic and prone to error and feast-famine style cycles,
the constant monitoring and adjustment in an automated fertigation system ensures that each plant is delivered
the correct nutrient dose that it needs at that moment as determined by the control unit, carefully timed and
measured for optimal growth.
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21. Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence,
and Forecasting
In the 21st century, information drives almost everything. Our
appetite for data points and analysis is insatiable, and modern
agriculture is no different. Today's most advanced farms, both
indoor and out, are tapping into modern technology's ability to
collect and process data, and they're using it to produce larger,
healthier, more valuable crops.
Data-driven agriculture represents so much value that some of
the worlds leading technology incubators - from MIT to Microsoft
- are focusing on how we can better use technology and
information to grow more significant quantities of higher quality,
lower-cost foods.
From computer vision to artificial intelligence and machine
learning, technology is changing the way the world farms.
Advanced data and analytics are particularly valuable to indoor
growers as they provide the intelligence needed to run the
precision automation that makes indoor agriculture such a
powerful solution to so many problems.
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Advanced-Data Analytics in Indoor Agriculture
Data collection and analysis are at the heart of the automation revolution sweeping most forms of agriculture.
And while 54% of farms are already wired with sensor-enabled climate control systems, with 75% of those
systems connected to the web, that leaves almost half of all farms currently operating primarily in the blind - a
massive opportunity for growth.
Farms equipped for data analytics can collect information every minute of every day thanks to a network of
interconnected sensors spread out across their crops. Those sensors collect information on the plants, the
growing mediums, and the ambient environment, automatically capturing data on everything from C02 and EC
levels to nutrient uptake to temperature and in the most advanced systems, even visual data like plant height and
pest damage.
The constant stream of data provided by round the clock remote monitoring is fed into on premise computers
with specialized software designed to process and interpret, thus turning the raw numbers into useful
intelligence. That intelligence can then be used manually by farmers for business and operational decisions or fed
directly into automated control units to fine-tune the ideal growing environment without the need for any
human intervention whatsoever.
Most impressively of all, emerging technologies are enabling data analysis to move beyond individual farms and
onto the cloud allowing the indoor agriculture community as a whole to benefit from the data from each
individual grow operation.
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23. The Role of Artificial Intelligence in
Farming
Artificial intelligence (AI) describes machines and software that
respond to inputs and stimulation in a way that mimics human
intelligence. The goal is for these machines to be able to make
decisions at a level that equals - or exceeds - a human's ability. The
Brookings Institution describes them as intentional, intelligent,
and adaptive. Adaptive is of particular importance, as AI needs to
be able to learn. That brank of AI, known as machine learning,
enables AI machines to take in data and analyze it to make a
decision, but also to use the results of that analysis to expand and
improve their ability to perform the same decision-making task in
the future. ->
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24. Data Analytics, AI, and Forecasting
From an agricultural standpoint, AI plays a huge part in the data-driven automation of indoor farms.
AI-enabled farms take in the constant flow of data provided by integrated sensory suites and use it to
continually improve their analytical models, growing increasingly capable of automatically and
autonomously making the right decisions to maximize crop growth. The most advanced systems are
now incorporating computer vision - software designed to interpret visual data from the visible
spectrum and infrared cameras. Computer vision enabled AI systems not only to synthesize the
numerical data they're fed, but the can also compare it to visual images of the crops to learn what
changes in the appearance of a crop mean for its health. Such systems are already being put to use
to monitor things like pest infestations automatically and to deploy control measures automatically.
One principal in the increasing effectiveness of AI as an agricultural tool is the ability to centralize the
data collected from networked farms since more data means faster machine learning. For instance,
Growlink's AI Beta program uses the network of farms currently using Growlink's AI technology to
collect 200,000,000 data points per month - far more than could ever be collected from a single farm.
That data is then used to improve the AI systems deployed on each farm, a perfect demonstration of
the 'all for one and one for all' aspect of networked AI development.
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Forecasting Future Yields
One of the most powerful capabilities of AI-enabled agriculture is
that the systems can use historical data - both from the farm they're
installed on, and outside sources like other farms across a network -
to develop highly accurate yield forecasts based on current crop
conditions. Predictions driven by AI and machine learning are so
accurate that they're already being applied by researchers to turn
publicly available data into an understanding of global crop yields in
support of the effort to eliminate world hunger.
At the single farm level, accurate forecasts of crop yields enable
operators to make more informed decisions about everything from
harvest planning to crop variety to consumer purchasing and
beyond. Taking the guesswork out of managing an indoor farm is a
critical factor in eliminating waste, smoothing out ebbs and flows in
crop production, and maximizing longer-term sustainable
profitability.
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How Growlink Can Help
Growlink is at the forefront of the data revolution changing the face of modern agriculture. Their advanced
sensory and control products already enable hundreds of farmers to maximize yields and crop quality through
automated systems that never sleep and require near-zero human input. WIFI enabled cloud-based systems are
designed to provide easy integration and full scalability of a suite of sensors, cameras, control units, irrigation, and
nutrient delivery systems. Revolutionary Plant Health AI Beta program provides participating members with full
access to the AI-driven pest control, disease prevention, and yield prediction benefits of an integrated network of
over 2,200 connected agriculture devices.
Growlink provides all of the hardware and software solutions that modern indoor farms and greenhouses need to
operate at the forefront of agriculture's current data revolution. Regardless of the size of your operation or the
crops you produce, they have the products and the expertise necessary to get your farm wired up with the
sensory monitoring and control technology that drives modern automation and improved crop performance.
Whether you're looking to gain full control over climate, revolutionalize your irrigation systems, or harness the
unparalleled automation power of AI, they'd love to hear from you. Visit their website at www.growlink.com to
see a full list of products and contact them to speak to one of their specialists about how they can help you and
your crops benefit from the future of indoor farming today.
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