Maximising profitability of vertical farming through integration of sales, climate and sensory data

食品生产占全球温室气体排放量的31%，其中来自加工、包装和运输等活动的温室气体排放量增幅是1990年以来最大的。英国每年进口64亿GB的水果和蔬菜，往往是从数千英里以外的地方进口，而国内农业正努力应对劳动力短缺的问题。与农田或温室相比，收获农场种植作物的生产率更高，用水量减少95%，没有杀虫剂，这意味着没有河流污染或土壤退化。我们全年种植，靠近我们的客户：更低的环境影响，更新鲜的原料。我们正在建设一个5000平方米的垂直农场，每年可处理25万公斤新鲜农产品。为了最大限度地提高这个农场的收益，嘉实农场计划开发其专有农场管理软件ANI，以整合从价格和农场产能到气候数据的大量数据，并结合来自先进传感器的信息。这将推动嘉实商业模式盈利能力的提高，并帮助英国走上更可持续的食品体系之路。

Food production is responsible for 31% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with the largest increase since 1990 coming from activities like processing, packaging and transportation. The UK imports £6.4bn of fruit and vegetables a year, often from thousands of miles away, while domestic agriculture struggles with labour shortages. Harvest Farms grows crops at greater productivity than fields or greenhouses, using up to 95% less water and no pesticides, meaning no river pollution or soil degradation. We grow year-round, close to our customers: lower environmental impact, fresher ingredients. We are building a 5,000m2 vertical farm, with capacity for 250,000kg of fresh produce a year.To maximise gains from this farm, Harvest Farms proposes to develop its proprietary farm management software - Ani - to integrate a vast array of data ranging from prices and farm capacity, to climate data, combined with information from advanced sensors. This will drive increased profitability for Harvest's business model, and help the UK on its path to a more sustainable food system.