Duncan Family Farms (DFF), otu n'ime North America kasị ukwuu na-akụ organic leafy elu na herbs, na Agbotic, onye ndu na automation maka organic, ala greenhouses, mara ọkwa February 18 ha ebumnobi ijikọ ọnụ wuo ma rụọ ọrụ ekesa SmartFarms.
Ugbo ezinụlọ Duncan nwere ma na-arụ ọrụ ugbo organic na Arizona, California, Oregon, na steeti New York ma ga-etolite kwa afọ, ikike mmepụta griin ha na-akpaghị aka na ọrụ ugbo ya.
Mmasị na ọrụ ugbo na-achịkwa gburugburu (CEA) abawanyela nke ukwuu n'afọ ndị na-adịbeghị anya. Ọtụtụ CEA bụ hydroponic, na-emepụta ụdị ihe ọkụkụ a kpaara ókè, na-eji ike dị ukwuu, na-adabere na fatịlaịza sịntetik sitere na usoro mmepụta ihe nwere nnukwu carbon-ụkwụ. Ụdị Agbotic maka CEA na-ebuga akpaaka dị elu iji kụọ ihe ọkụkụ n'ala. Usoro Agbotic na-agbanwe maka ọtụtụ ụdị ihe ọkụkụ, ọ bụ mmiri na ike na-arụ ọrụ nke ọma, na-akụ ihe ọkụkụ na-enweghị fatịlaịza sịntetik na pesticides, na-amịpụta ihe ọkụkụ na ọnụ ala karịa ụzọ hydroponic/vertical. Ọkwa Agbotic nwere ikike, patent na-echere, yana igwe teknụzụ nwe ya na-ebute nkwalite ndị a.
Will Feliz, CEO nke DFF, kwuru, "N'ime ọtụtụ ụzọ CEA anyị nyochaworo, Agbotic nlereanya pụtara dị ka ihe ngwọta maka ihu igwe-smart, na-ekesa ugbo. Anyị nwere mmasị karịsịa na mgbanwe ya iji kụọ ụdị ihe ọkụkụ dị iche iche na ala yana ndakọrịta ya na ọrụ ugbo n'èzí nke nri ụwa ga-anọgide na-adabere na ya. Iji ọgụgụ isi na-ejikọta mmepụta nri ọhụrụ nke oge na nke afọ niile - nke dị n'ime ala - bụ ụzọ magburu onwe ya isi na-eto eto dị mma, nke na-atọ ụtọ na nri dị ọnụ ala n'ụzọ nwere ike ilebara mgbanwe ihu igwe anya nke ọma. "
John Gaus, Onye isi ala na Agbotic, kwuru, “Obi dị anyị ụtọ iso ndị ọkachamara ngalaba nwere nke ọma, nnukwu na ndị a na-akwanyere ùgwù. Ugbu a, anyị na-eji teknụzụ nke ụlọ ọrụ anyị na-enweta usoro akụ na ụba na-eduga na ụlọ ọrụ, yana mmekọrịta a ga-enyere aka mee ngwa ngwa atụmatụ anyị ịgbatị ngwugwu teknụzụ anyị na ụdị osisi ndị ọzọ, n'ime na n'èzí, yana arụmọrụ akụrụngwa dị ukwuu, ọkwa dị elu nke izizi na akpaaka, yana nwere usoro mmụta miri emi.”
Ugbo ezinụlọ Duncan bụ ọrụ ugbo ahịhịa ahịhịa nwere ọtụtụ mpaghara nwere ihe karịrị acres 7,000 na steeti anọ. Ugbo nke ụlọ ọrụ ahụ na-ekwekọrịta, na-eto, ma na-ebuga ihe karịrị 25 dị iche iche ihe mmepụta ihe n'ọkwa dị elu nye ụfọdụ n'ime ndị na-emepụta uru kachasị ukwuu n'ụwa. Ndị na-emepụta ihe ndị a na-enye salads akpa na ụlọ ọrụ ndị na-ere ahịa na nri. Ụlọ ọrụ ahụ na-erekwa ahịrị ahịhịa nri nri nke ya.
Agbotic na-ewulite teknụzụ akpaaka ugbo dị iche iche maka ekesa, ịkọ ugbo. Nkà na ụzụ nke ụlọ ọrụ maka ọrụ ugbo ala nwere ike ịmalite ụdị ihe ọkụkụ dị iche iche na-ejighị kemịkal; ọ na-eto ihe ọkụkụ na 90% obere mmiri na-eji usoro mmụta data miri emi. USDA na Real Organic Project kwadoro ihe ubi ejiri nkà na ụzụ Agbotic eme ihe. Ụlọ ọrụ ahụ na-arụ ọrụ SmartFarm mbụ ya na Sackets Harbor, New York, na-erekwa ihe ọhụrụ n'ofe New York State n'okpuru akara GoodHealthy ya.