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Plan T Farm Co., Ltd.: A Leading Smart Farm in Korea
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2024-02-17 20:03:50
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Plan T Farm Co., Ltd. is a leading Korean company specializing in the construction of indoor vertical smart farms. The company has been involved in various research and development projects, including "Autonomous Robot Smart Farm Platform," "Remote Monitoring Polar Container Artificial Light Indoor Farm," "Indoor Smart Cultivation System," "Growth Environment Platform for Plant Factories Based on Optimal Light Recipe," and "Healing Farm Activities for People with Developmental and Physical Disabilities. These projects aim to develop a smart support system, a smart farm mass production cultivation method to increase the content of sulforaphane, an effective ingredient for reducing body fat derived from radish sprouts, and research on the development of high value-added food and pharmaceutical raw materials using hemp sprouts. Based on these initiatives, Plan T Farm has established various smart farming systems domestically and internationally. In addition, the company actively participates in the construction and operation of its own smart farms.

 


The company completed Korea's first sprouted vegetable production facility in 2005 and currently operates a smart greenhouse for paprika and another for baby leaf vegetables in Hwaseong City. The company has also developed a plant factory cultivation system and is researching the cultivation of 50 types of European-style leafy vegetables for salads in a newly established research plant factory - an enclosed indoor farm. The company also has a fresh-cut lettuce processing plant in Pyeongtaek. In 2019, the world's first metro farm was built in five subway stations in Seoul. A 5,000-square-meter smart farm connected to a hydrogen fuel power plant is currently under construction in Naju City and is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2025.

 


The company's smart farm system has achieved considerable success around the world. A container-type indoor vertical farm and the 200-square-meter KUWAIT K8 project have been established at Sejong Station in Antarctica. The company is preparing to build a 1,600 square meter indoor vertical farm, the largest in Asia, with the Mongolian Premium Group. At the same time, a 300-square-meter indoor vertical farm is under construction with Ju Young Company in Vietnam. In addition to a 1,500-square-meter facility being built in partnership with Pure Harvest in the UAE, a contract has been signed to build a 2,340-square-meter indoor vertical farm in Al-Ain, UAE, with construction expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2024.

 


Plan T Farm's smart farm system excels in efficiency, saving approximately 30% on electricity bills compared to other smart farm systems. Maximizing crop density increases space efficiency by 25% and cleaning efficiency by 60%. Compared to traditional farming, which produces 3.9 kg using 250 liters of water, smart greenhouses produce 41 kg using 20 liters. The company's vertical farms achieve an impressive yield of 80-120 kg from just 1 liter of water, resulting in a productivity increase of approximately 20% compared to other companies.

 

 

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