Chinese company unveils revamped version of indoor high-tech 'smart farm'

At present, many parts of the world are using indoor farming technology to grow crops, and Fujian Zhongke Biotechnology Co., Ltd. from Anxi City, Fujian Province, China is improving this technology, hoping to contribute to the future development of Chinese agriculture. .

According to the "Daily Mail" report, the company recently unveiled its latest expansion project, renovating the base of an indoor high-tech farm that has been in development for about two years.

According to reports, the farm covers an area of ??5,000 square meters and can produce 8-10 tons of vegetables per day, but only requires 4 employees to manage it. Traditional farmland requires about 300 farmers to produce the same amount of food and feed nearly 36,000 people.

It is understood that the plant factory uses energy-saving LED plant growth lamps as the light source, and adopts cooling-heating two-way temperature and humidity control, light-carbon dioxide coupled photosynthesis and gas fertilizer regulation, and nutrient solution online detection and control. Real-time automatic monitoring of environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, light, airflow, carbon dioxide concentration and nutrient solution in plant factories to achieve intelligent management and meet the needs of healthy plant production.

Zhongke Bio's first-generation indoor farm is said to be the largest vertical farm in the world, covering an area of ??about 1 hectare.

"Compared to our first-generation smart farms, the new farms produce more efficient results while reducing labor and environmental costs," said the person in charge of Zhongke Bio.

The person in charge explained that its core technology is light technology, light formula and specially developed nutrient solution. "While maintaining a sustainable growth cycle, the plant's growth potential is maximized".

Foreign media pointed out that vegetables on traditional farms take 40 to 60 days to mature depending on the weather, but Zhongke Bio’s plant factory can harvest smaller varieties in 18 days, and can already harvest larger ones in 33 to 35 days vegetable.

"This type of farming is especially beneficial for deserts, mountain towns or cities with higher labor costs," the person in charge said.

It is understood that Zhongke Bio will also plan to improve the farm in the future by installing artificial intelligence technology to record and analyze growth data through sensors to determine the best growing conditions for each specific vegetable.