SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- AEssenseGrows,
an Ag-Tech company specializing in automated aeroponic platforms
for high-yield plant production, announced today that its
co-sponsored Shanghai symposium on
commercial indoor agriculture brought in a capacity crowd to hear
from global experts. Co-sponsored by AEssenseGrows and the Shanghai
Academy of Agricultural Sciences (SAAS), the 2018 International
Indoor Plant Factory Symposium drew about 160 attendees to the Blue
Palace Hotel in Jiading, Shanghai.
"Indoor farming is the solution to sustainable food production
and water limitations for the world's increasing mega-cities,"
Christine Zimmermann-Loessl,
chairwoman of the Association for Vertical Farming, told attendees
on June12, the opening day of the symposium. "Vertical farming
can address the food shortages while instituting controls that
improve food safety. Existing horticulture methods are not
sustainable and will not meet the needs." During her presentation,
"The transforming power of vertical farming—global trends and local
impacts," Zimmermann-Loessl said vertical farming is "attracting
young people to this industry."
The symposium brings together some of the world's leading
experts in commercial indoor cultivation for an exchange of ideas
and information about the latest innovations, technologies and
research in the field. The event runs through June 14.
Prof. Erik Runkle, Michigan State University, and Dr. Ep Heuvelink, Wageningen University,
Netherlands, led the chorus of
speakers over the day as they talked about the breakthroughs in
both energy efficiency, yield improvements, and precision, coming
through indoor LED lighting.
Dr. Dickson Despommier, emeritus
professor at Columbia University,
predicted indoor farming will play a large role in the city of the
future. "In 20 years, 80 percent of people will live in cities,"
Despommier said. "Cities and buildings will integrate natural
resources: plants, water capture, energy management. A key first
step is rooftop greenhouses on the way to vertical farms throughout
the city."
Professor Toyoki Kozai, president
of the Japan Plant Factory Association, discussed the role advanced
technology will play in vertical farming. "Plant factories need
artificial intelligence to double plant factory productivity over
the next five years because there are so many complex topics to
integrate," Kozai said.
"This is exactly the type of event needed to help ensure the
indoor farming industry will meet the needs of society while
presenting opportunities to the business community," said
Robert Chen, president and CEO of
AEssenseGrows. "The conversations and presentations I'm hearing so
far give me great confidence that our burgeoning industry will do
both."
Additional presentations include:
- "A total solution and innovation for smart plant factory with
artificial lighting," by Dr. Huafang
Zhou, vice president of AEssenseGrows
- "Grow light recipes and study of artificial lighting for
plants," by Professor Shaohua Li,
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- "Cuello's law and designing vertical farms into the
food-water-energy nexus," by Professor Joel
Cuello, University of
Arizona
Detailed information about the symposium can be found at
www.plantfactorysymposium.com. Videos from the event will be
available soon on the AEssenseGrows website.
AEssense Corp. (pronounced "essence"),
founded in 2015, is a precision AgTech company based in
Sunnyvale, CA. AEssenseGrows
provides accelerated plant growth SmartFarm platforms and software
automation delivering pure, zero pesticide, year-round, enriched
growth to fresh produce and medicinal plant producers
globally. With AEssenseGrows, you can precisely control your
production operations at your fingertips from anywhere in the
world.
Phil Gibson
AEssenseGrows
669.261.3086
pgibson@aessensegrows.com
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