Chapter 286 National Agricultural Research Institute
The other person made a confused expression.
"Okay, you come with me."
Ji Xinyao followed the workers to the back of the warehouse.
"I'll give you this rice."
Ji Xinyao looked at the rice packed in bags in front of her. It was white and clean, and every grain was even.
"Is this really rice that I don't want to throw away? I think it's in good condition."
"I accidentally broke this when we were unloading the goods today, and the rice spilled out. So I paid the boss some money, and the boss gave it to me."
They cannot harvest such rice.
"Brother, are you going to take this rice home to eat? We can't accept it. Our program only wants to find ingredients that everyone doesn't want."
The eldest brother frowned and said, "It's okay, you can take it."
"Thank you for your kindness, but this goes against the purpose of our program."
At this time, another worker said, "If you are looking for unwanted rice, it will only be moldy and damp. People will get sick if they eat that kind of rice. As long as we can deliver it from the dock here, it will be commercial grain."
It’s standard. Unless there’s something wrong with the quality and you can’t eat it, it’s impossible not to give it up.”
Ji Xinyao didn't expect this.
She looked at the photographer, "So we still have to find the place of origin."
Should she say that she was going to make seafood risotto? It might be easier to make seafood risotto. Some of the finished noodles would be thrown away because they were broken.
Ji Xinyao bowed to everyone, "Thank you for your enthusiasm. Then I will go look for rice elsewhere."
She got off to a bad start and returned without success. Now there is only one way - to go to the National Agricultural Research Institute.
Ji Xinyao first called the official hotline of the National Agricultural Research Institute, reported her home address, and asked if she could allow filming, but was severely rejected.
"Sister Xinyao, how about we find something else now? The Lion City is close to the sea, so there is still hope for seafood. The other teachers all started with the core seafood."
"It doesn't matter, I still have a way."
Ji Xinyao contacted several national university professors recommended to her by Gong Jianping. The Lion City was only a little big, so the national universities and the National Agricultural Research Institute might know each other.
She asked around with the intention of giving it a try, and finally an uncle told her that he could help and gave him the phone number of a researcher she knew.
[This is Dr. Sun, just contact him. 】
The uncle had already contacted Dr. Sun. When Ji Xinyao contacted him again, the other party only told her to come over and wait in the lobby outside for a while. He had to report to the superiors first, which would take some time.
Ji Xinyao waited in the lobby for more than ten minutes before Dr. Sun arrived.
"Hello, my name is Sun Xianchao, and I am a researcher at the National Institute of Agriculture. I have just communicated with the above and can accept your interview, but there is a condition that I hope your TV station can promote it in the program. Our institute is currently working on
Is it possible to promote the vertical planting technology?”
The photographer couldn't decide privately, so he had to call the director and ask if he wanted to work hard, and the director immediately agreed.
So Sun Xianchao took Ji Xinyao and the photographer around the institute.
"Ahead is our largest planting area. Please put on full personal protective equipment. I will take you in to visit."
Ji Xinyao was a little surprised, "Why do you need to wear protective equipment? Is it poisonous?"
Sun Xianchao smiled, "No, the main reason is to ensure the hygiene level of agricultural products. We have extremely strict restrictions on vertical planting, and we also use completely robotic picking to ensure that "the first person who touches the food with his hands is the consumer."
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Ji Xinyao has experienced so much time and space, and she knows that this idea will definitely become mainstream in the future. Traditional agriculture will continue to transform into modern agriculture. At the beginning, it will only be mechanized, and gradually it will become intelligent. This is a slow and tortuous process.
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Only countries like Lion City like to study this kind of technology. Because of the wars in recent years, food security, which is mainly imported, has been threatened, so it is necessary to find a breakthrough point in agriculture. A big country like China,
The land is vast and the resources are abundant, and the period of greatest poverty has passed, so there is basically no need to worry about this problem anymore.
"This concept is really advanced, can you introduce it to us?" Ji Xinyao used her complimenting skills in order to get rice naturally later.
“We mainly use controlled environment farming technology here, so that all environmental factors can be controlled, so there is no fear of climate change. The crops in the vertical farm are not planted in the soil, but are grown on biodegradable peat, an alternative raw material for polyurethane sponges.
Moss, or inorganic material of clay particles; through hydroponic or aeroponic systems, the nutrient formula is delivered to the crops and directly absorbed by the roots to promote growth."
After everyone changed into protective equipment, Sun Xianchao led them inside and continued the introduction.
"The indoor vertical farm is equipped with a large number of laboratory-level sensors, which are responsible for monitoring the growth changes of plants, and collecting environmental data such as temperature, humidity, soil nutrients, etc., and then analyze it through AI artificial intelligence to find out the areas that need to be fine-tuned and improved, thereby regulating the nutrient supply
and growing environment to increase agricultural yields and maintain stable quality.”
After entering the vertical farm, Ji Xinyao proactively mentioned, "I have also seen in other news that other countries are engaged in vertical farms. The biggest difference between the National Agricultural Research Institute in Shicheng and other places is that other places can only grow green leafy vegetables, and
The Lion City National Agricultural Research Institute can grow rice, right? Can you tell us more about this aspect?"
"Okay, I'll take you to see it."
Soon, Sun Xianchao took the two of them to Dadao District.
"Here our researchers first cultivated special rice seedlings in a greenhouse. This special rice is shorter than common varieties and is suitable for growing in a more crowded environment. It is not only resistant to pests, but also has good drought tolerance.
It can continue to grow without water irrigation for 2 weeks. At the same time, its growth cycle is as short as 4 months, and it can harvest three times a year."
After he finished speaking, he pointed to the top of his head.
"When the rice seedlings sprout, they will be transferred to a six-story vertical farm. The rice seedlings in the trial are planted in about two square meters of soil on the top floor. A precision drip irrigation system is used to accurately control the supply of water and nutrients.
Directly delivered to the roots of rice seedlings. Sensors are installed in the planting area.
The networking and artificial intelligence system monitors the growth status of rice and environmental changes. Once it is found that the environment becomes hot and dry, it will automatically adjust irrigation. Therefore, staff only need to go to the site to check once a week to ensure that the farm equipment is operating normally, so that
Labor costs can be significantly reduced.”
Sun Xianchao proudly introduced to Ji Xinyao.
Ji Xinyao saw how happy he looked and asked, "Is Dr. Sun's contribution to this also?"
Sun Xianchao smiled a little shyly, "Yes, I am also a member of the research team."
Ji Xinyao clapped her hands gently, like a mascot. Because she was wearing protective equipment, she did not dare to use too much force.
"Dr. Sun is so amazing. Well, the main purpose of our program is actually to save food, so we need to collect food that others no longer need. Is there any of this kind of rice that you no longer need?"