horticulture

Vertical farming: Professor Changhoo Chun discusses Samsung’s horticulture LEDs

A ‘smart farm’ is an intelligent farming system that applies information and communication technologies (ICT) to agriculture.

One example of a smart farming system is vertical farming, wherein food is produced in vertically stacked layers.

Vertical farming has been attracting attention in recent times as a potential future agricultural model thanks to the advantages it offers, including its economical use of space and resources, environmental-friendly form of cultivation, and the reliable harvesting.

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Samsung moves into the vertical farming market

Agricultural innovations are essential for feeding our ever-growing global population.

Especially these days, as industrialisation and global warming continue to negatively affect soil fertility and reduce the amount of arable land.

According to the United Nations, the world’s population is set to reach 9.8 billion by 2050.

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Samsung Electronics expands LED lineups for vertical farming

Samsung Electronics has announced new horticulture LED lineups, including full-spectrum packages and modules as well as colour (monochromatic) LEDs.

Optimised for lighting in greenhouses and vertical farming, the new LEDs provide a broader spectrum of light for healthier plant growth, enhanced farming environments and reduced lighting system costs.

Full-spectrum light encompasses a continuous range of wavelengths from blue and green to red, creating a light blend suitable for horticultural uses.

Asai Nursery and Denso announce horticulture joint venture

Asai Nursery, Inc. and Denso Corporation are forming a joint venture to create a next-generation model for horticulture using large-scale greenhouses and agricultural technology.

The company, called AgriD, Inc.., will build one of Japan’s largest agricultural greenhouses and develop technologies to improve cultivation productivity for growing vegetables.

Construction of the greenhouse will take place in Inabe City, Mie Prefecture which offers ideal amounts of solar radiation for greenhouse cultivation and is scheduled to begin in 2019.