The I2GROW Project
A Testbed of Climate-Smart Technologies for Indoor and Controlled Environment Agriculture
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Intelligent and Integrated Greenhouse gas RemOval With indoor and controlled environment agriculture (I2GROW) aims to establish a testbed for using AI and sensor technologies to reduce resource usage, energy consumption, and carbon emission for the indoor agriculture and controlled environment agriculture (CEA) industry.
Intelligent and Integrated Greenhouse gas RemOval With indoor and controlled environment agriculture (I2GROW) aims to establish a testbed for using AI and sensor technologies to reduce resource usage, energy consumption, and carbon emission for the indoor agriculture and controlled environment agriculture (CEA) industry.
I2GROW is a USDA-funded collaborative project between Virginia Tech, Carnegie Mellon University, Virginia State University, Clemson University, and the University of Florida.
Short term goals
Short term goals
Approx. first 18 months
Test existing technologies; observe CO2 , nutrients, and adaptive lighting establish the I2GROW-Oasis and I2GROW-CO2Smart smart hydroponic systems
Long term goals
Long term goals
Approx. second 18 months
Invite external collaborators; testing technologies in real life; external collaborative seed grants and proposals
Funded by USDA-NIFA Farm of the Future Program
Regional Innovations for Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry (RICSAF)
Project No. 2023-68017-39402
Duration: 2023 to 2026
PI: Song Li, Virginia Tech School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
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