Automated
Controlled Environment
Agriculture
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Virgo is an agricultural services company integrating the development of new growing technologies in the marketplace to give consumers worldwide easier access to highly superior quality leafy vegetables and specific types of berries to create a homogeneous production. Our fully controlled indoor growing process follows the best practices of the agri-food industry for a healthy and efficient harvest.
Virgo's services include the operations of our own agricultural production facility located in Saint-Joseph-du-Lac. Our services include product development (R&D Team), agronomic support and sales tools associated with the Virgo Solution.
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Our expertise towards clean and sustainable agro-technology has enabled us to perfect and optimize a fully automated agricultural production process integrated with a building. This system enables us to set up an efficient production cycle that maximizes resource availability while preserving the ecosystems in its occupied habitats.
We aspire to become a preferred partner in the local and international agrifood industry by introducing an innovative agricultural technology that will meet the challenges of food self-sufficiency, contribute to the efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and provide a long-term solution to the impacts of climate change.
About the
Technology
Virgo Global has optimized and developed a new rotary drum system designed for indoor production of leafy vegetables and specific small fruits. The entire system is automated, enabling faster, consistent production. What's more, it delivers high-quality crop production and greatly reduces water and space usage, as well as the carbon footprint.
Technology &
Advantages
Virgo® offers an integrated modular approach and an automated solution for rotary drum cultivation buildings, making it easy for growers worldwide to scale up their production capacity significantly:
Infrastructures and software that enable climate control management
Optimal "production recipes" for a variety of products
Packaging and quality control of final products
Multiple levels of automation based on artificial intelligence (AI)
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6 Times More efficient than greenhouses farming
61 Times More efficient than field farming
5 Times Reduction carbon footprint
95% Less water consumption than field farming
24/7 Autonomous production / 365 days per yearPreservative-free / pesticide-free environment
Homogeneous / Controlled production
Equipment lifetime of approximately 25 years
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SEED COMPANIES
Fast production cycle
Possibility of testing several seeds simultaneously on the same machine and adapting growing conditions
RETAIL OUTLETS
Increase the proportion of local (Quebec) foods offered
Simplify the supply chain
Vertical integration
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS
Demonstrated performance of supplied recipes
Accelerated deployment phase
Controlled production environment
DISTRIBUTORS & WHOLESALERS
Reduce dependence on international producers
Reduce distance and simplify supply logistics
Vertical integration