Artificial Light Plant Factory-Grown Vegetables: Hakohime
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What is an artificial light plant factory? Stable crop production is becoming a global challenge due to the worldwide extreme weather and natural disasters caused by climate changes. Plant factory using artificial light is a cultivation method that is attracting attention as a solution for the problem and for which the needs is expected to grow in the future. NPC Incorporated launched a plant factory using artificial light utilizing a section of Matsuyama Factory, where hydroponic vegetables are raised with LED in a closed indoor environment. Their cultivating conditions such as temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide concentration are controlled so that we can harvest steadily in a short time. A part of the electricity for the plant factory is provided by an in-house power generation using used solar panels. We deliver safe vegetables of stable quality, with a low environmental load throughout its production process.
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Product Lineups
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Frilled Lettuce
✓ Frilled leaves ✓ Crisp and fresh texture |
Green Leaf Lettuce
✓ Goes well with any foods ✓ Large leaves with soft texture |
Sunny Lettuce (for business use only)
✓ Soft leaves with a faint redness ✓ Adds color and taste when used in salad |
Features of "Hakohime"
Stable supply, steady price Not affected by season nor weather ✓Planned cultivation under a controlled indoor environment
Inside the plant
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No pestricide used during cultivation Edible without washing ✓Closed indoor environment ✓No vermin invasion, no need for pesticides ✓No contact with soil nor outside air less bacteria
Inside the plant
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Local Vegetables Quickly delivered ✓Directly delivered from Matsuyama Factory ✓Attentive response to customers’ needs ✓Registered as an agricultural product of Ehime
Direct delivery by Hakohime truck
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Less bitter taste Enjoyable taste for children ✓Easy to eat with less bitter taste
| Hygienic, long-lasting freshness Keep them in a refrigerator to use by small portion ✓Last longer with less bacteria adhered ✓Perfect for everyday lunch box
| Eco-friendly cultivation system Cultivation system with small environmental burden ✓A part of electricity for cultivation is generated in the factory ✓Used solar panels to reduce cost and waste
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For Business Purposes
Bulk packaging (1kg) available for business purposes.
*Please contact for packaging by other quantities
Location of the Plant Factory
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Matsuyama Factory: 2889 Nishihabu-machi, Matsuyama-shi, Ehime 791-8044, Japan 20 minutes from Matsuyama Central Market by car Total floor area: 32,103㎡ Site area : 20,595㎡ The plant factory is installed on the 2nd floor of bldg. D (Cultivation room area: 564㎡) Production : Approx. 200kg per day Approx. 5,000kg per month Approx. 60t per year |
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Panorama of the factory |
Inside the factory |
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