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BASF Vegetable Seeds invests in autonomous growing
Sensor setup for autonomous growing at the BASF location ‘s Gravenzande, the Netherlands.
Data-driven, connected and sustainable vegetable production
is the future
Together with corporate and academic partners, BASF Vegetable Seeds is making progress in the application of autonomous growing concepts. The company has already applied the concept to seed production, cultivation of a tomato variety and the screening of hydroponic lettuce varieties. A new project for cucumber is underway.
“At BASF Vegetable Seeds we want to make healthy eating enjoyable and sustainable. Therefore, we strongly believe in the development of a connected, data-driven, automated and sustainable production system with consumers’ needs in mind,” says Anne Jancic, Marketing & Business Development High Tech at BASF Vegetable Seeds.