Wednesday, November 25, 2020

The technologies helping move agriculture indoors

Recommendable! Quite possible, Israel is a world leader in advancing agricultural technologies.

Thanks to the Abraham Accords, Israel and the UAE are planning to build advanced greenhouses in the desert of the UAE

"Though it costs more to raise produce in greenhouses or urban “farm factories,” the payoff is higher yield, quality and market value. The plants can grow year-round with less fertilizer and pesticide. ...
[A] 5.5-acre medical cannabis greenhouse complex in Greece is covered with f-CLEAN, a durable polymer offering exceptional light transmission and energy savings. ...
A British-Israeli venture formed from a merger of two established companies about eight years ago, Growponics designs and builds automated hydroponic greenhouse factories in urban settings. ... The plants move on conveyers. We eliminate aisles, which normally take up 15 to 20% of greenhouse space; and we adjust the spacing between plants in different parts of the growth cycle. That alone can increase yield by more than 40% on top of the savings from eliminating aisles. ...
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The technologies helping move agriculture indoors - ISRAEL21c

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