AI Enhancing Indoor Farming in Japan
Tokyo, Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)--Companies are turning to artificial intelligence and sensor technology to improve the efficiency of indoor farming in Japan as the country faces a growing shortage of farmers. Oishii Farm Corp., which runs a strawberry factory in the United States, recently established a new research and development base in Hamura, a city in western Tokyo. It plans to develop eff...
Tokyo experienced a growing need for farmers recently, prompting companies to utilize artificial intelligence and sensor technology to enhance the efficiency of indoor farming (August 25, Jiji Press). Oishii Farm Corp., a strawberry factory in the United States, established a research and development base in Hamura, a city in western Tokyo. They aim to develop efficient methods for cultivating various crops indoors, including tomatoes, and create robots for automatic planting and packaging of produce.
The company employs AI to manage the breeding environment for bees, essential for pollination. Thanks to this technology, the pollination rate for their strawberries reached an impressive 95 percent. Hiroki Koga, co-founder and CEO of Oishii Farm, highlighted the benefits of plant factories unaffected by season or weather, stating that they can achieve the progress of hundreds of years of traditional outdoor breeding within a single year.
In June, NTT East Inc., a telecommunications operator, collaborated with other companies to launch an aquaponics test in Tokyo. This innovative system combines the cultivation of Japanese nishikigoi, ornamental carp, and ginseng, showcasing the potential of combining different agricultural practices for improved efficiency.
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