A Japanese company is building a lettuce plant which is completely automated, from seeding, watering, fertilizing to harvesting. The project was announced by the Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on Wednesday.
A Japanese company is building a lettuce plant which is completely automated, from seeding, watering, fertilizing to harvesting. The plant is expected to start producing up to 30,000 heads of lettuce per day in 2017, recycling 98% of its water and relying on energy-efficient LED lights to grow the vegetable.