AGRIST has developed AI specialized for agriculture, “AGRIST Ai,” with the support of Microsoft.
This AI will be introduced at AGRIST’s own farm in Higashikushira-cho, Kagoshima Prefecture, which is operated by AGRIST, and is expected to increase profits by more than 28.6% per hectare. Higashikushira-cho is famous for its bell peppers.
AGRIST Ai analyzes data collected from farms on Azure and predicts crop yields.
The company plans to further develop AGRIST Ai and expand its functions to handle a variety of crops, including management robots, environmental control tools, and agricultural management systems.
AGRIST is collaborating with local governments and companies to develop smart agriculture using automatic harvesting robots equipped with AI throughout the country.
At AGRIST FARM, the company’s own farm in Miyazaki Prefecture, there is a case in which a farmer with one year of farming experience used IoT to increase yields by 1.5 times.
The company’s own farm in Higashikushira Town is a 30-acre green pepper cultivation house with high eaves and a nutrient solution culture using coconut shells as a medium. It is used as a showroom and is open to visitors from all over the country.

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