"Magnet" tests greenhouse control based on artificial intelligence

2021: AI-based greenhouse management pilot project

On October 13, 2021, Magnit announced that it was testing greenhouse management based on artificial intelligence.

The company at its own enterprise "Green Line" in Art. Plastunovskaya of the Krasnodar Territory is testing a smart digital platform to increase yields. The PYLOT cloud service is an intelligent management system that analyzes data from sensors in greenhouses, interprets them and makes recommendations for increasing efficiency. According to Magnit experts, an increase in yields even by 1-2% in agronomy is already a tangible result.

Greenhouses "Green Line" are equipped with a complex of technologies for tracking all stages of life of tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, lettuce. Sensors monitor microclimate parameters, various indicators of crop development, resource consumption, etc. The self-learning system is tested on cucumbers, the production cycle of which is short and all stages of crop growth can be quickly passed. The platform is easy it is integrated with an operating one software installed in the enterprise. cloudy storage It is assembled impersonal from information large greenhouses, which allows you to analyze the parameters of production of a particular enterprise against the background of best practices and in real time offer solutions for increasing yields. In fact, the platform is virtual assistant an agronomist that helps minimize the human factor, reduce the risk of inaccuracies in planning and release. In addition, the screen, or computer tablet smartphone automatically displays deviations that are undesirable for plants so that specialists can react as quickly as possible. The digital platform also tracks the consumption of enterprise resources, offering options to reduce costs and environmental impact.

The pilot will last until the end of 2021, after which the company will decide on the industrial implementation of the control system.

{{quote 'author = said Ivan Lubyansky, Director of the Management Department of agro-industrial enterprises of the Magnit retail chain. |

Every year there is a growing number of buyers who want to take care of their health and eat in a balanced way, so vegetables and fruits are constantly present in their diet. Every fourth cucumber and tomato sold at Magnit is produced at our own enterprises. We are constantly expanding the range of the Magnit Fresh brand, which now has 53 names in its portfolio, so it is very important for us to maintain high rates of production of high-quality products while optimizing costs. This can only be done with a harmonious combination of advanced technologies and our experience,}}