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The MIT Open Agriculture Initiative (OpenAG) was founded in 2015 by Caleb Harper as a project at the MIT Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The project aims to develop controlled-environment agriculture platforms called Food Computers that operate on a variety of scales, and which can be used for experimental, educational or personal use. All of the hardware, software, and data will be open source with the intention of creating a standardized and open platform for agricultural research and experimentation.〔https://www.media.mit.edu/special/groups/open-ag〕 OpenAG is pursuing transparency in the agricultural industry, and is aiming to promote sustainable, local growing practices. Much of their focus is on enhancing urban agriculture and improving access to fresh, healthy foods.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=OpenAG Initiative — Farming for the Future )〕 == Food Computer == The Open Agriculture Initiative’s main product is the Food Computer. Originally developed under the MIT CityFARM project,〔 the Food Computer is controlled-environment agriculture platform that utilizes soilless agriculture technologies including hydroponic and aeroponic systems to grow crops indoors.〔http://www.techtimes.com/articles/65692/20150702/personal-food-comuter-farm-apartment.htm〕〔http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/11/05/food-computer-set-to-alleviate-global-food-crisis-using-climate-recipes_n_8479334.html〕 The Food Computer also utilizes an array of sensors that monitor the internal climate within a specialized growing chamber and adjust it accordingly so that the environmental conditions remain consistent.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=What Is a Personal Food Computer? )〕 The climate inside of a growing chamber can be highly controlled and used as a tool to enhance food production or quality.〔https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FbjTR1S1ABao0pWDlyY2BCynObDPtL21M9ayRiohpV8/edit〕 The data on the climate conditions during a given harvest cycle can be logged online as a climate recipe, and the phenotypic expressions (observable characteristics) of the plant can also be monitored and recorded.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Food Computer Set To Alleviate Global Food Crisis Using 'Climate Recipes' )〕 These recipes are recorded in an online database that will be openly accessible so that climate conditions can be downloaded by other users around the globe.〔 The term Food Computer can apply generally to any of the Open Agriculture Initiative’s controlled-environment systems, or specifically to the smallest model, which is also called a Personal Food Computer.〔http://openag.media.mit.edu/hardware/|title=Food Computers〕 The tabletop-sized unit is intended for use in homes, classrooms, and small-scale experimental facilities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Food Computers )〕 The mid-sized model, or Food Server, is the size of a shipping container and utilizes vertical farming structures.〔http://www.popsci.com/wikipedia-farming-is-here〕 It is intended for use in cafeterias, restaurants, local grocers, and large-scale experimental facilities. The largest version of the Food Computer will be warehouse-sized Food Data Centers that will function on the level of industrial crop production.〔〔 Food Computers are not yet commercially available. There are currently six prototype Personal Food Computers operating in schools around the Boston area, and three Food Servers operating at MIT, Michigan State University, and Unidad Guadalajara - Cinvestav in Mexico.〔http://on.aol.com/shows/now-what-with-ryan-duffy-shw113〕 Build directions and schematics are available for makers and hobbyists,〔openag.mit.edu/build〕 while more widespread availability is expected once manufacturing begins in coming years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Build )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Open Agriculture Initiative」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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