High-tech greenhouse: Tomato cultivation with data-driven climate control and natural pest control

mandag, 14. oktober 2024

In this video, you meet Shahryar, Chief Agronomist at Frövi Greenery. Shahryar’s expertise lies in data-driven cultivation, which is a method where decisions about cultivation are made based on a number of closely monitored parameters. By analyzing data daily, the cultivation process can be optimized to ensure that production remains within the desired limits.

You can watch the video here

In the greenhouse in Frövi, there are many complex processes at play. There are the plants, but in addition, there are also insects, irrigation systems, and climate control. Shahryar highlights three crucial elements for the greenhouse’s success:

  1. Employee work
  2. Climate control
  3. Irrigation

In the greenhouse, around 100 people are employed, which is crucial for the plants’ growth. There is thus a team that ensures the plants grow correctly, just as another team monitors the irrigation system, as well as a maintenance team that takes care of the greenhouse’s technical equipment. It is the team in the greenhouse that ensures tomatoes can be grown year-round in Frövi.

Another important part of the operation is the so-called IPM strategy, which is the greenhouse’s integrated pest management. This method is about creating a natural defense against pests in the greenhouse. Pests cannot be avoided, as the greenhouse is a natural system, but by introducing beneficial insects and microbes that combat the pests, the pests can be kept under control.

The greenhouse is innovative and high-tech, and therefore advanced technology is also used to optimize the production of tomatoes. A fully automated system handles, for example, the packing and transport of the tomatoes while a climate computer controls all essential processes such as irrigation and energy consumption.

With the help of sensors, irrigation is monitored and controlled precisely according to the amount of sunlight, ensuring optimal growth and the most efficient use of resources. With the help of data, the employees in the greenhouse can see how the water circulates and how quickly it is recirculated in relation to sunlight.

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