In this section we want to address in details all the issues we faced with by using traditional farming system and present a comparison with the Automatic Farm solution.

By walking you through this, we’d like you to understand the process of how we arrived at the solution of the many issues we were facing. We believe in such way you can grasp the fundamental reasons why the Autmatic Farm Solution was created.

Problems we faced with with traditional farming system:

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I. Labor intensive:

High number of people involved
Extended daily working hours
Low density of insects allowed
High maintanence costs

II. Temperature, humidity and ventilation management

III. Availability of raw materials and components due to the lack of a strutured industry in this segment

IV. Farming waste management:

every container must be cleaned manually and individually
insects must be repeatedly moved
leftover waste & odours

V. Water management

water does not reach equally all insects
increased insects stress
stagnant water, bacteria, whole colony extermination possibility
wastege- labor intensive

VI. Uncontrolled high mortality rate in the colony and possible extermination

VII. feeding:

hygenic, quantity and quality issues
labor intensive

VIII. Reproduction management:

soil control (during laying season, soil is added in the farm)
eggs are put in the incubator and they suffer from artificial light
genetic weakening

IX. Farming location:

usually placed in industrial areas with high maintenance costs
space optimization
hygenic conditions
weather risks
not optimal climatic conditions

Automatic Farm solution has solved all these issues:

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I. manpower reduction: one person per module only for supervision

manpower reduced at the mere control
only one person can individually manage a high number of insect unbelievable up to present days
low management costs

II. controlled and optimal environment inside the module, ensuring insects well-being

III. high quality standards, compliant with EU regulations.

IV. fully automated waste management

no manpower
each containment platform and/or module are constantly cleaned and hygienized
crickets live in their environment without any manipulation or transfer
residuals are drawn and stored to be transformed and used
what before was a cost now is a profit
absence of bad smells

V. fully automated water management

crickets water need is satisfied thanks to uniform dosing
water is not stagnant thanks to our innovative method, so no bacteria and any infection probabilities
no waste
no manpower

VI. fully automated feeding system

authomatized
our conception of innovative food specific for the insect needs and even for dosing method
no waste
no bad smells
no deseases
no manpower

VII. reproduction

automated hatching control
independent hatching cell with natural light exposure

AUTOMATIC FARM

In only 25 sqm, you can have a healthy, automated and economically viable crickets farm. AFS is the definitive solution to jump toward the future of insect farming in an ever-increasing market where demand is currently left unsatisfied.

The traditional farming method can not tap to the novel food growing market demand. AFS doesn’t need any real estate investment: AFS cell looks like a container office, clean looking, easy to move and economically viable. The AFS cell can be self-sustainable with renewable energy, fully automated, fully compliant and efficient in all its aspects.

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CLASSICAL FARMING METHOD

labor intensive

uncontrolled climate parameters

use of existing facilities not fit to the specific use

unhealthy and manual waste management system

manual and un-even water management system

non modular approach with increased mortality rate

inefficient manual feeding system

reproduction and hatching harmed by artifical conditions

large facilities, inefficient overall management process

AUTOMATIC FARM SOLUTION

Minimized manopower,

fully automated climate parameters

built with special compliant materials fit to purpose

fully automated waste management with recycle system

fully automated water management system

modular approach with reduced mortality rate

fully automated feeding system

independent and natural reproduction and hatcing module

25 sqm high efficiency modular cell, fully movable and with zero environmental impact

SOON ON KICKSTARTER

Soon the kickstarter campaign called AUTOMATIC FARM will start and will be used to collect the remaining funds necessary to patent the Automatic Farm already in place and expand the potential on the market with the manufacture of more cells.