Pinduoduo launches vertical farming challenge for 3rd Smart Agriculture Competition
August 22 2022 - 8:15AM
Pinduoduo launched a vertical farming challenge
for its 3rd Smart Agriculture Competition, an annual
precision farming contest aimed at encouraging data scientists and
agricultural researchers to develop productivity-boosting
agricultural technology.
A vertical farm is a farm in which crops are grown in trays
stacked on top of each other, allowing cultivation at higher
density. Globally, vertical farms have gained popularity for their
ability to produce higher yields by controlling light, temperature
and nutrients, while minimizing disease, infestation, and
pollution.
Participating teams in the Pinduoduo Smart Agriculture
Competition will compete to produce lettuce in shipping containers,
using technology including LED lighting, crop modeling, and
algorithms to control input variables. They will take on the
challenge of producing crops with higher yields and better quality
using shorter growth cycles and less energy. Besides productivity
and sustainability, the judging panel will also take into
consideration the commercial viability of the different teams’
growing models.
The vertical farming will take place at the Bright Seed Vertical
Farming Pilot Campus in Chongming Island, Shanghai.
Bright Seedbase, part of the Shanghai Bright Food Group, joins
the competition this year as a new partner. The other co-organizers
are China Agricultural University and Zhejiang University, with
technical support from the FAO Representation in China and the
Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
The latest vertical farming challenge follows the first two
editions of the Smart Agriculture Competition, which took place in
smart greenhouses in Yunnan province.
The inaugural competition in 2020 saw technology teams employ
computer algorithms to control the strawberry growing process
inside greenhouses. They beat top strawberry growers, producing
196% more fruit by weight on average. In the 2021 competition, data
scientists and agronomists combined their knowledge to develop
one-click planting solutions that farmers can use without need for
special training.
Several of the participating teams in the earlier competitions
have gone on to implement their technology in working farms, as
well as on large-scale pilots with the view of scaling the
solutions.
About Pinduoduo
Inc.Pinduoduo connects millions of agricultural
producers with consumers
across China. Pinduoduo aims to leverage technology
to bring more businesses and people into the digital economy so
that local communities can benefit from the increased productivity
and create value through new market opportunities. For more
information on Pinduoduo, please visit the content hub
at https://stories.pinduoduo-global.com.
Source: Pinduoduo Inc.
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