PLANTAGON: innovative buildings to produce food in the heart of the cities

The Plantagon approach is totally new.
Buildings are built within cities and mega-cities to shelter cultivable areas and be able to feed the growing demand for food by local production.
The production model is based on a virtuous circle consisting of creating more with less and reuse waste products. Selected cultures are resistant and minimize the need for arable land, water, energy and pesticides. The impact on the environment is thus very low and transportation costs are also minimized because products are delivered directly to consumers in the city.
The first Plantagon greenhouse is installed in Sweden (Linköping) in 2012. The building is constructed vertically transport patented propellers that represent the greatest innovation of the process. In this building operated in a closed circle, the production capacity is 500 tonnes of food a year. The investment necessitated 30 million€ for the building and € 400,000 for the land.
The project relied on partnerships with companies such as SWECO or SAAB, but also with Chinese universities to improve R&D and promote awareness of younger generations of change of food model.

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