Shigeharu Shimamura LED Farm

8/10/2019 Shigeharu Shimamura LED Farm

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IndoorCultivationfortheFuture

Shigeharu Shimamura

MIRAI,CO.,LTD

(Presented

by

Chieri

Kubota,

The

University

of

Arizona)


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Background

in

Japan Issues:

Increasingpressuretochange the

structure

of

Japanese

agriculture

andfoodproduction

Publicconcernsovernutritionandfoodsafety

Trends:Increasinginterestinplantfactories

inJapan

Advantages:Strongsupportfromlocaland

federalgovernments

Consumersappreciationofhigh

technology

in

agriculture


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HardwareandSoftwareNeeds

forIndoor

Cultivation

Affordablesystemsfor

variousscalesofproduction

Highqualityandnutritionalproduce

ManualsSuitableforbeginners


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IndoorCultivation

VerticallyIntegrated

Business

Models

Innovative

applications

Technology

service

Production &

Consultation

System Design &

Manufacturing

Marketing, Distr ibution &

Service


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KeyTechnologies

(Hardware)

Productioncapacity(examples) 300lettuceheads/day(60m2 or650ft2 foot

print) 10,000lettuceheads/day(1200m2 or0.3

acre)

Hydroponic(NFT)system Nutrientcirculation

EC/pHcontrol

Environmentalcontrol Thermostatbasedtemperaturecontrol

CO2control

Fluorescentlamps

and/or

LEDs

Hygiene Aircleaning(filtering)system,labsuit

Airshowerforworkersbeforeentering

Watershower

prior

to

access

for

complete

removalofpathogensinlargescalefacilities


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Typical

Production

Schedule

(Lettuce)Harvesting

Seeding

&

high

density

production

Transplanting

Transplanting

(day)

freshweight


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Competitiveadvantages

Foodsafety

Traceability

Littlewaste

Standardized

quality

Yearround

availability

Conventionallettucehead

6070%harvestable

aerialbiomass

Waste3040%of

biomass(outerleaves

andcentercores)

Lettuceproducedin

GreenRoomTM

9798%harvestable

aerialbiomass

Waste23%ofbiomass


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Technologies(Software)

Growingmanualsfor40differentleafycrops/herbs.


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Opportunities

DesigningFlavor

Flavor=f(Genotype,Environment,HumanPerception)


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14plantfactoriesin10prefectures

Hokkaido

Okinawa

Yamagata

Kyoto

Tokyo

Chiba

Kanagawa

ShizuokaMie

Kochi

Applications


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Applications

Retail+ Indoor

Cultivation

Renovatingexisting

buildings

in

urban/suburbanareas

Integrationofproduction

system

insidetheretailstores(zero

transportation). Urbanroadside

stand


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Applications

Restaurant+ Indoor

Cultivation

Alargerestaurantchainwith

~200locations

in

Japan

~6tonsofMizuna leavesare

producedfor100oftheir

chainrestaurants

in

Japan


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Alargepizzarestaurant

chainwith~59locationsin

Japan

Indoorproductionfor

romainelettuces

for

their

salads

Applications

Restaurant+ Indoor

Cultivation


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UniqueApplications

Responsesto

3/11

Disasters

CollaborationwithGE

Japan

to

build

an

indoorcultivation

farminMiyagi,Japan.

Kidsveggie

farms

(schoolprojectsto

supportSTEM

educationand

lunch

programs)in

Fukushima,Japan


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UniqueApplications

ExtremeClimate

+ Indoor

Cultivation

SouthPoleShowaStation

~3

m

2

minisystem

built

in

2008tosupplyfresh

vegetables

Onlineconsulting


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UniqueApplications

ShoppingMall

+ Indoor

Cultivation

LaLaPort Shopping

Mall,Kashiwanoha,

Japan

A6.6m2 (71sq ft)

fordemonstrating

productionof

lettuceandherbs


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IndustryAcademia

Collaborations

PlantFactoryConsortiumfundedbyMinistryofAgriculture,ForestryandFisheries(MAFF)

Consortiummembers

Mirai (Leader)

ChibaUniversity(Organizer)

Iwatani(CO2,

Pest

management)

KajimaConstruction

(Architecturaldesign)

ShowaDenko(LED)

Panasonic(Fluorescent

light)

Marubeni(Marketing)

ToyoValve(Nutrientsterilization)

MAFFDemonstrationPlant


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CommunityApplication

Regionalcommunitysocial

networkformicrogardenersA

collaboration

with

Chiba

University,

Panasonic,

and

MitsuiFudosan(urbandeveloper)

Socialnetworkingsiteforhomegardeners

Userinformationwebsite

MIRAIgarden

for

home


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Universityresearchpark

MIRAIgarden

website/SNS

Shoppingmall

veggiegarden

(transplantsupply)

Consultingandsupplying

materials/recipes

KashiwaCity

Kashiwanoha district

Community

usergroup

Kashiwanoha communitynetworkingpilotproject


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Economicanalysisofindoorlettuceproduction

Items Note

Buildingsize(modular

building)

1,300m2 (14,000 ft2)footprint (1,100m2 or12,000ft2

footprint for4,536m2 productionarea)

Crop Leafy lettuce(10,080headsperday,100gperhead)

Nutrientdeliveryand

lightingsystems

NFT

Combination ofLEDsandwhitefluorescentlamps

Otherfacilities Officespace,packingarea,storage, coldstorage(200m2)

Otherequipment Cooling/heating,seedlingproductionsystems, irrigationtanks

andinjectionsystems,climatecontrolleretc.

Equipment/facilitylife Productionsystemsfor7years;15yearsforotherequipment;

20yearsforthebuilding

Items Income/Expense Note

Annualgrosssales ~$4.1M(331MYen) ~$5.68/lb (10%productloss)

Annualcosts(total) ~$3.4 M(274MYen) ~$4.70/lb

Investment return 6th year

Balanceestimate

1lb =0.45kg


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Items Costs Note

Building 180M Yen(31%) Newconstruction

Construction 110MYen(19%) Utility setup

Equipmentand

facilities

300MYen(51%) NFTsystems, irrigationsystems,lighting

systems,

others

Capitalcosts:7.4millionUSdollars(590MYen)

Items Costs Note

Salaries andwages

71.3MYen(26%) Twofulltimeworkers+hourly laborers(210h/day,$10/h)

Materials 15.4MYen(6%) Packingmaterials,seeds,lightbulbs,

fertilizers,chemicals,etc.

Utilities 72.6MYen

(26%) 369MW/month

power use

+water

use

Transportation

andshipping

6.0MYen(2%)

Other costs 49.2 MYen(18%) Facility/equipment maintenance,consulting

Depreciation

59.2M

Yen

(22%)

Annualoperationcosts:3.4millionUSdollars(274MYen)


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VFChallenges

Our

Experiences

Itisallabouthavingtherightkindofpeople

withexperience

and

training

in

the

production

operation Justlikesuccessfulwineriesandsakemakersneedexcellent

viticulturists

and

sake

masters Indoorcultivationwillneverbethesameas

industrialfactorymanufacturingandneedsa

nonlinear

approach

by

understanding

the

natureofbiologyandagriculturalbusiness


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