Every community should have access to local, high quality fresh produce. The demand of healthy fruits and vegetables is increasing rapidly worldwide because the middle class is expanding and the population is growing. Meanwhile, climate change and the depopulation of the countryside are already having a large negative impact on yields and food security.
Indoor Farming offers a controlled climate and protection from the changes outside. It brings a solution to the increasing global water scarcities by using drastically less water. Yields are typically higher too, so less land has to be used.
However, scaling up Indoor Farms around the world is not as easy as it seems. A local, reliable pool of quality workers is needed, which is increasingly hard to come by. Also, to control large-scale farms, a lot of expert knowledge is required.
SAIA believes that in order for indoor growing to become accessible everywhere, we need robots to help the workers and we need A.I. to empower the growers in controlling their farms optimally.
Through SAIA we will help the transition to Autonomous Indoor Farming. For improved food security, better jobs and healthy meals for everyone.
Indoor Farming offers a controlled climate and protection from the changes outside. It brings a solution to the increasing global water scarcities by using drastically less water. Yields are typically higher too, so less land has to be used.
However, scaling up Indoor Farms around the world is not as easy as it seems. A local, reliable pool of quality workers is needed, which is increasingly hard to come by. Also, to control large-scale farms, a lot of expert knowledge is required.
SAIA believes that in order for indoor growing to become accessible everywhere, we need robots to help the workers and we need A.I. to empower the growers in controlling their farms optimally.
Through SAIA we will help the transition to Autonomous Indoor Farming. For improved food security, better jobs and healthy meals for everyone.
Location: Netherlands, Gelderland, Wageningen
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2017
Investors 2
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| 10.04.2025 | Meet the EIC-backed startups that will present on stage at this year’s EU-Startups Summit | As part of this year’s EU-Startups Summit, we’re excited to introduce a special section dedicated to showcasing some of Europe’s most promising AI-focused startups. Taking place on 24 April at 16:30 on the Stepup Startups stage, this sessio... |
| 05.05.2021 | 8 startups reshaping the global food system | Editor’s note: This post is part of a collaboration with F&A Next, an AgFunder Network Partner. F&A Next was founded by Anterra Capital, StartLife, Rabobank, and Wageningen University & Research. F&A Next is a platform dedic... |