Controlled environment crops depend precisely on the control of the environmental parameters in which the plants are growing. All CEA farms are equipped with sensors, including mobile ones, and management systems. The arrival of AI, machine learning and artificial neural networks makes the capabilities of these systems increasingly high-performance, allowing for a reduction in human intervention but also to bring and act in real time and even in advance on environmental parameters. The goal is to reduce costs, improve yields and quality and strive towards the circularity of crops, minimizing the use of resources and the impact on the environment.

Chairperson
Matteo Benvenuti, founder, Vertical Farm Italia

Biostimulants in soilless cultivation
Leo Sabatino, associate professor, University of Palermo*

FrontAgNexus Project
Vito Cerasola, Alma Mater University of Bologna

Dynamic supplemental lighting system for growing cannabis in greenhouses 
Fabio Perotti PhD. Alma Mater Bologna with Hangar Lab