AgUni Co., Ltd. (CEO Kwon Mi-jin) will hold the ‘7 Agri & Food Tech Start-up Rising Expo 26’ held at COEX Hall A in Seoul for 28 days from July 3th (Wed) to 2023th (Fri). )’.
AGUNI is an agricultural and life vertical company based on agtech technology that can custom produce medical crops in large quantities and Air Dome House, a turnkey system. It has a commercialization strategy and roadmap from the production of raw materials to the development of products and new drugs. has. The ambition is to stand tall as a strong player in the domestic green bio market by promoting star raw materials such as ‘medical cannabis’ and specialty crops such as ‘wasabi’ and ‘poppy flowers’ as strategic businesses.
Growide, the main product showcased at this exhibition, is a vertical farming cultivation solution that enables customized mass production of high value-added crops. The official explains that the company has competitive edge in each crop’s recipe for the environment and prescription optimized for the rhizosphere (roots and soil) through ‘growth optimization promotion technology using pneumatic circulation induction and three-dimensional module farming methods’.
AgUni has developed a vertical cultivation system using modules that apply the original precision farming technology that measures, manages, and controls the root zone, similar to the human immune system, and developed it into an integrated solution capable of monitoring, data collection, and command prescription control necessary for growth. I’m doing it. In particular, we are focusing on converting data into data by demonstrating the production of strategic crops needed by customers.
A company official said, “Through our technology, we can secure high quality and uniformity by resolving the risk of the growing period of high value-added crops, which is longer than that of general agricultural products, while not only controlling environmental conditions such as temperature and humidity and LED, but also managing the root zone. “Through this, high value-added plant resources can be produced more quickly through the growth promotion effect,” he explained.
In addition, the Airdome, which will be introduced together, is a pillar-less dome that uses air pressure and maintains an optimal plant cultivation growth environment with constant temperature and humidity within the air house. It is known as a system that can block the source of viruses by blocking external air intake and maintain a fresh environment by continuously injecting clean air. High economic feasibility, such as a 7 to 8 times increase in production compared to greenhouses of the same area for outdoor cultivation, was also cited as an advantage.
An official said, “In the future, we plan to pursue business with an entry strategy divided into domestic and overseas markets and a strategy divided into in-house production and consignment production.” “To this end, we will stabilize our technology in the domestic market through in-house production through strategic demonstration projects.” If the market requires mass production of contract cultivation after upgrading, we plan to establish our integrated system and solution and also carry out consignment production in parallel. “At this time, we want to create an environment where leading domestic agricultural corporations seeking to diversify their income can also easily access the certification by securing certification from agriculture-related competent authorities and public institutions.”
Meanwhile, at AFRO 2023, the largest Agtech & Foodtech event in Korea, domestic startups with global growth potential in Agtech, Foodtech, and Green Bio will exhibit products and services to solve various problems in the agriculture and food industries, Various programs such as conferences discussing the present and future of Agtech and Foodtech and investment briefings (IR competitions) are held. This exhibition is hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and supervised by the Korea Agricultural Technology Promotion Agency, NH Nonghyup, COEX, and the Korea Food Tech Council.