globular automation specialist Autogrow and New York ground Agritecture Consulting are appealing to growers to take part in the inaugural Global CEA Census .
The Census seek to understand the graduated table and nature of Controlled Environment Agriculture ( CEA ) to better square up the barricade to accelerate the industry . This includes nursery , vertical farm , indoor rooms and hoop or burrow house .
Both Agritecture and Autogrow believe a great deal of CEA activeness worldwide is not well documented , with data being fragmented and often undependable , make it unmanageable to provide financial support or solution on a heavy scale .
“ We do a plenty of work with metropolis leaders around the world and the conversation are about how the base needs to be in place in ordering to utilise new technology , drive costs down and operate sustainably . Through the Census we hope to highlight who is growing , what they ’re growing , where they are maturate and what they need to take it to the next level , ” note Agritecture Founder Henry Gordon - Smith .
“ Based on that entropy both Autogrow and Agritecture can then knead closer with governments , agriculturist and city planners on where they can focus their effort and utilize valuable resources . ”
One of the large known barricade to acceptance of raw technology today is internet connection on the farm . Without connectivity growers are ineffectual to get together the growing trend of swarm - based computer software and remote access .
Autogrow CEO , Darryn Keiller enunciate “ We need to understand whether growers are quick for innovation , and if they are n’t , how we can get them there . ”
“ young crop output technologies are heavily reliant on agriculturalist having multi - modal internet to the farm and commercial-grade grade onsite internet infrastructure . If this is n’t address , and affirm at a government tier , then we will see an ever widening ‘ digital divide ’ at the farm storey . ”
“ All the good technology in the world is of no use if it ca n’t be link up to the farm . ”
Additionally , the Census hopes to record best practice solutions to apportion across the industry .
“ There are some amazing growers around the world who are using originative solution for things like water utilisation , labor shortfall , energy economic consumption or improved marketing activities using social medium . We require to enamour that and share to the wider biotic community . Only by band together can we trust to push our industriousness forrader in a confirming direction , ” excuse Henry .
The Census will persist until 15 July with a composition on the findings write in September . All submissions will rest secret and only anonymized information will be report .
succeed a trip to NYC : submission will also go in a hooking to win a trip to New York to attend this year’sNYC AgTech Weekrunning from 21 - 26 September .
Take the survey , enter the draw poker and have your say athttps://www.surveymonkey.com/r/global-cea-census
sketch Terms and circumstance can be foundhere .
