Vertical Farming | New Generation Farming using AI
Artificial Intelligence is the new trending topic. Few people are talking about it because they are scared of the notion that AI machines will take over human kind and will rule the world whereas on the other side of the spectrum we have people who see AI as boon and are working on AI and its advancement. Human are still to figure out if AI is something good for its kind or not but in finding this answer we have been able to find certain unexpected things that seems to be proven as boon. One of those is the using AI in Vertical Farming.
Vertical Farms are not all sunshine but yes it can be the solution to global hunger. This blog is about sustainable farming which uses Artificial Intelligence to increase crop production. The blog touches few points everyone should know irrespective of the your views on Artificial Intelligence.
Here we are going to talk about the new generation farming that will use artificial intelligence using AI. Vertical farming is becoming more popular and is an exciting form of agriculture where farmers grow plants in stacked layers, without soil or direct exposure to sunlight above ground. Every growing level has a number of tiers (1,2,3 and 1,2 and 3) and each tier acts as its own ecosystem providing plants with precisely calibrated levels of humidity, temperature, CO2, Oxygen and light required for optimum growth.
Invented by Japanese environmentalist Akira Miyawaki in the 1960s, Vertical farming first gained popularity in Japan with new generation techniques that use LED and AI technologies.
Why to do Vertical Farming using AI?
The world population is increasing several times a century, leading to the scarcity of arable lands, especially in urban areas. Increasing the production of crops means cultivating every inch of Earth and even on skyscrapers. Vertical farming is a new form of agriculture that allows to produce food in vertically stacked layers. To succeed in an increasingly resource-scarce world, agricultural companies must implement AI technology into their vertical farming processes.
In the 21st century, we need new ways to grow food faster to meet the demands. Vertical farming is one of a solutions that can help to improve food production while using less land and less water than conventional agriculture.
Farming is often considered to be the backbone of society. However, with all the technological advances that we’ve seen in other industries, we have yet to see a similar revolution take root in agriculture. We want to change farming forever and fix the problems that are harming so many communities around the world. We believe in a future when sustainable farms will grow year round, feeding millions of people locally and globally.
Vertical farming is the practice of growing produce in tall indoor stacks without soil, often using controlled technologies. It’s not a new concept, but it’s one that’s gaining traction with a world population that’s expected to reach nine billion by 2050.
The time has come where we can produce food faster, better, stronger, and cheaper! Vertical farming is the new technology that will change the way we farm forever. Vertical farms require less space to generate the same amount of crops that traditional farms do. Vertical farming is not only an environmentally mindful solution for a growing global population, but it is also used to improve the quality of produce, and helps farmers sustainably feed the planet.
Where Vertical Farming is used?
Densely packed cities like New York City are facing the problem of insufficient space to grow food and distribute it across the city. With the use of decentralized vertical farming, New York City will be made self-sufficient.
Vertical farming is used for growing food in towers using aeroponics, aquaponics, and hydroponics. Vast urban regions like New York City can be turned into sprawling markets for farmers by building vertical gardens. This concept, presented by the architects of forum Algeco, envisions an agriculture revolution in the city with the help of blockchain technology and artificial intelligence.
🏆 “Forum Algeco has unveiled a proposal for sustainable food production in New York City.” — Business Insider
How Vertical Farming Works using AI?
Vertical Farm is a concept of growing crops in vertically stacked layers. The indoor farms use LED lights to provide for the light component required for plant growth. But as far as the artificial component, there has been no major development in providing the environmental control using AI.
Vertical farming is being considered for its potential to grow produce with up to 10X traditional yields without using pesticides and fertilizers. It’s a new way to produce food, and it’s more sustainable and efficient. We plan to completely transform the next generation farming by implementing AI in the growing process.
In the post-apocalyptic world, there is a blockchain-based distributed ledger technology (DLT) designed for Vertical farming. The technology includes AI and robotic systems (robots, drones, and autonomous machines) to manage the complex operations continually as well as all the information about farming.
There is a decentralized DLT for vertical farming. Many data is run through monitored by AI and robotic systems, where you can cultivate crops on indoor soil.
The technology is designed to have all of the data from different sensors about farming in a single database (blockchain). The farmers will be able to monitor the progress and harvest of the growing plants anywhere, anytime.
Vertical Farming will provide transparent and decentralized data access. It will improve upon the efficiency of current farming practices with Artificial Intelligence (AI) — which will be implemented to analyze the data.
Following are the major advantages of using Artificial Intelligence in Vertical Farming :
- Uses grow lights and monitors light spectrum
- Collects plant condition data for monitoring plant health and nutrition in it
- Automatically controls and monitors in farm
- Provides transparent data access
- Analyzes data with Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Collects information about the condition of plants
- Supports decentralization
Problems faced in Vertical Farming?
The only problem associated with producing crops in vertical farming while using AI is that these kind of farms produce almost thrice amount of carbon dioxide as compared to the traditional farming. If this method of farming is adopted on larger scale then the climate might get affected because of the amount of carbon dioxide it can produce.
Till date we do not have any efficient solution to this problem. Apart from that using Artificial Intelligence in the field of agriculture is moreover like an revolution.
Conclusion :
Vertical Farming makes it possible to grow vegetables and fruits on any kind of surface, whether it be in your home, a warehouse or even an indoor park. It is a new generation farming method that provides more efficient access to food via a transparent workflow.
Vertical Farming is revolutionary but their are lot of advancement still needed to make it more efficient when it comes to managing the environment around the farming and contributing in global climate change.
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