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Robotics
AIFood
This proposal aims at creating a sustainable and resilient solution for high nutrition food in urban environments, and at the same time, minimize the impact on common resources such as water, energy and transportation.
Concluded
Start
2020-05-11
Conclusion
2021-02-15
Main financing
Vinnova
Collaboration partners
RISE, SweGreen AB
Research area
Project manager at MDH
Senior Lecturer
Baran Cürüklü
+4621103171
baran.curuklu@mdh.se
Description of the project
Food security for countries that depend on food import, such as Sweden, is subject to high risks when the global supply chains are affected by negative effects of a crisis like Covid-19. The NeighbourFood project makes use of the sharing economy, innovative business models and digital twins to speed up a coping strategy towards the crisis, but also to address the need for climate transition and secure circular and resilient food supply chains.
Smart Urban Farming is an enabler to ensure availability of highly nutritious leafy greens and supply of fresh herbs and vegetables at local level. NeighbourFood aims for food production and a supply model at a very local level for urban consumers i.e. neighbours.
The proposal is based on a tech enabled Farming as a Service (FaaS) model for creation of sharing economy platforms including the neighbours for neighbours and P2P approach. A high in TRL technology is developed and in production by the Agtech company SweGreen will be matured to enable remotely-managed and outsourced production units based on advanced use of AI and the business models that will be tested in the project. .
Purpose and goal
This proposal aims at creating a sustainable and resilient solution for high nutrition food in urban environments, and at the same time, minimize the impact on common resources such as water, energy and transportation.
The goal of the project is extending a proven technology for smart urban farming with high TRL to a service level; an enabler for creation of a sharing platform for ensuring food security by local citizens.
This research relates to the following sustainable development goals
Zero hunger. Sustainable development goal 2.
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.
Affordable and clean energy. Sustainable development goal 7.
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
Sustainable cities and communities. Sustainable development goal 11.
Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
Responsible consumption and production. Sustainable development goal 12.
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
Climate action. Sustainable development goal 13.
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.