As our industry faces more and more global challenges, the need for technological development to produce food in a more efficient and sustainable manner is growing faster than ever before. Ridder, an international greenhouse technology supplier, supports the agricultural technology research team for the second time to deal with the challenge of using artificial intelligence technology to grow tomatoes in Chinese greenhouses.  

"We believe that autonomous greenhouses are part of the future of our industry. It will help us find new ways to provide food for the growing world population", said Fulco Wijdooge, general manager of Ridder China. "Ridder wants to be at the forefront of data-driven growth and the implementation of new Industry 4.0 applications in greenhouse gardening."  

The future-oriented agriculture Ridder strives to be at the forefront of the development of new technologies for greenhouse horticulture, which is one of the reasons for its participation in the smart agriculture competition. The competition was organized by Pinduoduo, China's largest agricultural online platform, connecting more than 16 million farmers and more than 824 million users and consumers. Their focus is on investing and innovating at all stages of the agricultural value chain, and playing their role in feeding more people in a more sustainable way. By holding the Smart Agriculture Competition, Pinduoduo explored the application of digital agriculture technology and the feasibility of its wider adoption, helping them find the goal of a new way to make agriculture face the future. This is the second time that Pinduoduo has held a competition. The team of 4 finalists will have to use interdisciplinary planting, intelligent algorithms and computing technology, while following sustainable agricultural practices to grow high-quality and high-yield tomatoes.

Each team of smart greenhouse technology will be assigned to an independent smart greenhouse of 96 square meters, which can also be controlled remotely. In order to give students the best equipment and technology to help them get on the road, Ridder will provide each team with advanced climate control systems, Ridder Synopta control software, smart sensor systems and water treatment systems, as well as other equipment and on-site engineering support.  

More information: Ridder Honderdland 131 2676 LT Maasdijk, The Netherlands info@ridder.com www.ridder.com  

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