Agricola Moderna is a vertical farming company based in Milano outskirts, founded in 2018. Since its establishment, Agricola Moderna targeted the optimization of its technology and growing capabilities. The company scaled up from a R&D lab to a fully operating 1,500 m2 facility that produces 2,000 kg of leafy green crops per month. The main business model of Agricola Moderna is the sale of indoor farmed leafy green vegetable crops. Sales have been rapidly growing thanks to the superior taste and quality of the products as well as the sustainable cultivation protocols adopted. To keep up with demand, Agricola Moderna has started the development of a much larger and completely automated facility that will extend over 11,000 m2, and - starting from Spring 2024 will deliver 30,000 salad bags per day.
Sherpa Space is a high-tech agricultural technology company, and since its inception in 2016, it has established itself as an integrated solution provider in agriculture, based on its R&D and international cooperation project capabilities, and commercialization capabilities. The best light for each crop variety is created on an Internet-based resource sharing server through its own research and demonstration using a variable film and a light source device that modifies the wavelength of light according to the plant variety and growth stage. It has created a database-based platform for autonomous precision control, which contributes in improving plant quality and productivity. Sherpa Space has been certified as a promising company and has laid the foundation for commercialization through guarantee and investment attraction based on patent competitiveness. It has also been certified as an environmentally friendly and sustainable company, having been named among 'National Representative of Innovative Companies 1000'. Furthermore, continuous R&D is being carried out for developing a smart farm precision control platform based on optical editing technology, photo-exchange materials/films, recipes, and services. Addressing the energy and water overconsumption issues that are arising as challenges in existing agriculture, it will grow into a corporation that will lead the Next Green Revolution beyond the coming wave of climate change.