Aug 30, 2021
Hiroki Koga, CEO, and co-founder of Oishii, shares his
inspirational story on today's episode of Tech Talks Daily.
Oishii is the company behind the world's largest indoor vertical
strawberry farm, where Hiroki is on a mission to transform the
future of farming/agriculture and make the most delicious and
healthy produce available to everyone. With continued tech
innovations, indoor vertical farming is becoming a more sustainable
farming practice and a better way to cultivate fruits/vegetables at
any time of the year with less land and water.
Hiroki and his team have been able to marry ancient Japanese
farming techniques with modern AI/ML technologies, which has
allowed them to produce their Omakase Berry. A Japanese varietal is
known for its sweetness, creamy texture, and aroma. The Omakase
Berry is an example of cultivating tasty, nutrient-rich fruits
while keeping sustainability a top priority.
Hiroki shares the technology behind the vertical farming world, the
precise technologies needed, and its potential in providing
communities with hyper-local and organic fruits/vegetables with
little to no carbon footprint. I also learned how Oishii
incorporated AI and machine learning technologies with rigorous
farming practices to develop a first-of-its-kind pollination method
conducted naturally with bees.