Vertical farmingTechnology is the facility of the dayAgricultureA form of advanced development, but also the worldAgricultureAn important area of scientific and technological exploration. Recently, in Chengdu, Sichuan,Chinese AgricultureAcademy of CitiesAgricultureThe first unmanned vertical developed by the institutePlant FactoryPut into use, marking China's independent research and developmentVertical farmingTechnology has entered a new phase.
Vertical farmingThe technology achieves high efficiency by carrying out the annual continuous production of food in a multi-storey buildingAgricultureSystem. It can not only be used for food production in cities to meet the food needs of urban people, but also can be used in wasteland, Gobi Desert and other places, giving full play to its obvious advantages in solving the problem of food stability and expanding cultivated land space.
Chinese AgricultureThe research team of the Academy of Sciences was the first to establishPlantsThe theoretical method of light formulation and light efficiency improvement solves the verticalPlant FactoryThe problem of "low light efficiency and high energy consumption". Currently, they have built 20 vertical unmanned floorsPlant FactoryIt became the first of its kind in the world.
This 20-storey verticalPlant FactoryA series of advanced technologies and systems have been adopted, including self-cultivated new crop varieties, vertical three-dimensional cultivation system, automatic nutrient solution supply system, artificial simulation energy-saving light source, and artificial intelligence-based intelligent management and control system. The application of these technologies makes it verticalPlant FactoryAbility to carry out annual stable production of food in a vertical space.
The plant is not affected by climate and geography, and can harvest a crop of lettuce in 35 days under controlled environmental conditions. Vertically, except for lettucePlant FactoryIt can also produce other leafy vegetables, fruit vegetables and vegetables on a large scaleEdible mushroomsetcAgricultural products。According toChinese AgricultureAcademy of CitiesAgricultureAccording to Li Zonggeng, an assistant researcher at the research institute, more than 10 vegetables can be produced every year, and the annual output is about 50 tons, which is equivalent to the output of 60 acres of fields. This not only greatly improves the efficiency of land use, saves arable land resources, but also stabilizes the food needs of urban residents.
Vertical farmingThe emergence of technology provides new ideas and ways to solve the increasingly serious food problem of food **. Without increasing the land area, increaseAgricultural productsThe output can not only meet the growing needs of the people, but also protect the cultivated land resources and reduce the environmental damage caused by land reclamation.
However,Vertical farmingThere are still some challenges to the promotion and application of technology. At present, the cost of related technologies and equipment is high, and it is necessary to further reduce costs and increase the penetration rate of technology. At the same time, ** and enterprises need to increaseVertical farmingTechnical support and investment encourage more scientific research institutions and enterprises to participateVertical farmingR&D and practice.
Summary:Vertical farmingThe successful application of technology marks China's inAgricultureScientific and technological innovation andAgricultureSustainabilitySignificant progress has been made. The application of this technology will be enhancedAgricultural productsYield, conserving land resources, and solving food supply problems. In the future development, we need to increase the number ofVertical farmingTechnology research and investment, constantly improve the technical level, promoteVertical farmingTechnology is widely used throughout the country to solve China's food problem andAgricultureSustainabilityContribute more.