Maximising profitability of vertical farming through integration of sales, climate and sensory data

通过整合销售、气候和感官数据，最大限度地提高垂直农业的盈利能力

• 批准号: 10027082
• 金额: $ 95.92万
• 依托单位: HARVEST FARMS LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10027082
• 关键词: Maximising; profitability; vertical; farming; through

Food production is responsible for 31% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with the largest increase since 1990 coming from activities like processing, packaging and transportation. The UK imports £6.4bn of fruit and vegetables a year, often from thousands of miles away, while domestic agriculture struggles with labour shortages. Harvest Farms grows crops at greater productivity than fields or greenhouses, using up to 95% less water and no pesticides, meaning no river pollution or soil degradation. We grow year-round, close to our customers: lower environmental impact, fresher ingredients. We are building a 5,000m2 vertical farm, with capacity for 250,000kg of fresh produce a year.To maximise gains from this farm, Harvest Farms proposes to develop its proprietary farm management software - Ani - to integrate a vast array of data ranging from prices and farm capacity, to climate data, combined with information from advanced sensors. This will drive increased profitability for Harvest's business model, and help the UK on its path to a more sustainable food system.

食品生产占全球温室气体排放量的 31%，自 1990 年以来增幅最大的部分来自加工、包装和运输等活动。英国每年进口 64 亿英镑的水果和蔬菜，通常来自数千英里之外。 Harvest Farms 的国内农业生产效率高于田间或温室，用水量减少了 95%，且不使用农药，这意味着我们全年种植农作物，靠近客户：更低。我们正在建设一个 5,000 平方米的垂直农场，每年可生产 250,000 公斤新鲜农产品。为了最大限度地提高该农场的收益，Harvest Farms 建议开发其专有的农场管理软件 - Ani - 来整合大量的农场。从价格和农场产能到气候数据的数据，再加上先进传感器的信息，这将提高 Harvest 商业模式的盈利能力，并帮助英国走上更可持续食品的道路。系统。