Why CEA?

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CEA 101

CEA stands for “Controlled Environment Agriculture”. This is a method of farming which allows for clean, efficient, and year-round crop production in any climate, utilizing a fraction of the land and water resources required by traditional soil agriculture.

 
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All the ‘ponics

Although a somewhat niche agriculture category in itself, CEA also serves as an umbrella term for a variety of specific indoor farming setups, including vertical farming and container farming, and all manner of soil-free growing techniques such as hydroponics, aquaponics and aeroponics. Most frequently, CEA refers to hydroponic farming.

The Future of Food Production

 

Carbon Impact

With the ability to grow anywhere, in any climate, local food production efforts become much more viable, and the farm-to-plate transit can be eliminated.

Water Conservation

Hydroponic farming is more than 95% more efficient with water usage when compared to traditional agriculture..

Land Use

Hydroponics require only 1/5 of the land needed to grow on arable farmland. Even less is required for vertical farming and other novel indoor systems.

Food Production

In a controlled environment, every growth factor is dialed in to maximize efficiency. This results in larger harvests and shorter crop cycles.

 

CEA has become an indispensable tool in our collective challenge to safely and adequately feed a growing global population, while at the same time addressing the climate crisis.

Here at Ryzee, we are excited to contribute to the growing food sustainability movement. Our mission is to innovate technology that will enable existing growers to scale up production, and empower new growers (a significant and growing demographic!) to maintain profitable, local farming businesses.

We believe that equipping farmers with cost-effective, easy-to-implement technology will be a driving force in increasing local food production to the levels of output required to both operate a profitable business, and to feed the world.