‘China’s Long Food Chain Plugs In’

Alexandra Stevenson and Paul Mozur, writing for the New York Times:

Joyvio is taking on a bigger challenge: the entire food chain.

Started in 2009, it is now the largest provider of kiwis and blueberries in China. It controls everything, picking what seeds are planted, then tracking and collecting data each step of the way.

Its nurseries are the stuff of science fiction. The room temperature and irrigation schedules are automatic and can be controlled remotely via a mobile phone or a computer. Seeds are grown in greenhouses, and plant tissue is cultivated in research labs.

Impressive!