I-Duncan Family Farms (DFF), engomunye wabalimi abakhulu baseNyakatho Melika bemifino eluhlaza namakhambi e-organic, kanye no-Agbotic, umholi we-automation ye-organic, greenhouses yenhlabathi, bamemezele Feb. 18 inhloso yabo yokwakha ngokuhlanganyela nokusebenzisa ama-SmartFarms asabalalisiwe.
I-Duncan Family Farms ingumnikazi futhi isebenzisa amapulazi e-organic e-Arizona, California, Oregon, naseNew York futhi izothuthukisa unyaka wonke, umthamo wokukhiqiza obamba ukushisa okuzenzakalelayo emisebenzini yayo yokulima.
Intshisekelo Kwezolimo Ezilawulwayo Kwemvelo (CEA) ikhule kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva. Iningi le-CEA liyi-hydroponic, likhiqiza izinhlobo zezitshalo ezilinganiselwe, lisebenzisa amanani abalulekile wamandla, futhi lithembele kumanyolo okwenziwa ovela ezinqubweni zezimboni ezinekhabhoni ephezulu. Imodeli ye-Agbotic ye-CEA isebenzisa i-automation ethuthukisiwe ukuze kutshalwe izitshalo eziphilayo emhlabathini. Indlela ye-Agbotic ivumelana nezimo ezinhlotsheni eziningi zezitshalo, iyonga amanzi namandla, itshala izitshalo ngaphandle kukamanyolo okwenziwa kanye nezibulala-zinambuzane, futhi ikhiqiza izitshalo ngenani eliphansi kunezindlela ze-hydroponic/eziqondile. Lokhu kuthuthukiswa kuqhutshwa isitaki sobuchwepheshe be-Agbotic esinelungelo lobunikazi, esisalindile, nesitaki sobuchwepheshe bobunikazi.
UWill Feliz, oyi-CEO ye-DFF, uthe, “Ezindleleni eziningi ze-CEA esiziphenyile, imodeli ye-Agbotic igqama njengesixazululo sokulima okusatshalaliswa kahle kwesimo sezulu. Sithakasela kakhulu ukuguquguquka kwayo kokutshala izitshalo eziningi enhlabathini kanye nokuhambisana kwayo nokulima kwangaphandle kwesizini lapho ukudla komhlaba wonke kuzoqhubeka nokuthembela kukho. Ukuhlanganisa ngobuhlakani ukukhiqizwa kokudla okusha kwesizini kanye nonyaka wonke - okungokwemvelo emhlabathini - kuyindlela enhle kakhulu yokukhulisa ukudla okunempilo, okunambithekayo, nokuthengekayo ngendlela engabhekana nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu ngokunengqondo.
UJohn Gaus, oyi-CEO kwa-Agbotic, uphawule wathi, “Sijabule kakhulu ukusebenzisana nochwepheshe abasungulwe kahle, abakhulu, nabahlonishwa kakhulu. Njengamanje sizuza umnotho wokukhiqiza ohamba phambili embonini ngobuchwepheshe bethu bobunikazi, futhi lobu budlelwano buzosiza ukusheshisa izinhlelo zethu zokunweba isitaki sethu sobuchwepheshe sibe izinhlobo eziningi zezitshalo, ngaphakathi nangaphandle, ngokusebenza kahle okukhulu kwezinsiza, amazinga aphezulu okunemba nokuzenzakalelayo, kanye ngemodeli yokufunda ejulile.”
I-Duncan Family Farms iwumsebenzi womhlaba wonke oqinisekisiwe wesifunda onamahektha angaphezu kuka-7,000 ezifundazweni ezine. Amapulazi eNkampani enza inkontileka, akhulise, futhi alethe imikhiqizo emisha engaphezu kuka-25 ngenani eliphezulu kwamanye amaphrosesa amakhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni. Lawa maphrosesa ahlinzeka ngamasaladi anezikhwama embonini yezitolo neyokudla. Inkampani iphinde idayise ulayini wayo wamakhambi okupheka.
I-Agbotic yakha ubuchwepheshe be-automation basepulazini obuhlukene kakhulu bokulima okusatshalaliswayo, okuphilayo. Ubuchwepheshe bobunikazi benkampani bokulima kwenhlabathi bungatshala izinhlobo eziningi zezitshalo ezihlukene ngaphandle kokusebenzisa amakhemikhali; itshala izitshalo ngamanzi angaphansi ngo-90% futhi isebenzisa imodeli yokufunda idatha ejulile. Izitshalo ezitshalwe ngobuchwepheshe be-Agbotic ziqinisekiswa yi-USDA kanye ne-Real Organic Project. Inkampani isebenzisa i-SmartFarm yayo yokuqala eSackets Harbour, eNew York, futhi ithengisa umkhiqizo omusha kulo lonke elase-New York State ngaphansi komkhiqizo wayo we-GoodHealthy.