" As far as we know , there are two other players in the US and England , but neither of them is in cosmetic works . A lot of pesticide are still used there , and most of the plants are imported , " enunciate Lennart Sör , CEO of Optima Planta .
Blomsterlandet and Optima Planta have started a collaboration concerning the future cultivation of decorative plant . The investment is part of increase sustainability in the flora and gardening manufacture and with Optima Planta ’s cultivation system , whose system was originally developed for NASA to research land in place .
Optima Planta supplies ego - modernize ADA boxes for cultivation that are combined with ego - developed software and AI . Each boxwood grant for setting an optimum raise environment for the plant at bottom . The agtech is a spin - off of plant physiology at the Swedish University of Agriculture , SLU , and optimisation theory from Uppsala University .
Robin Johansson and Lennart Sör
uncommitted in retailThe first pile of ornamental flora grown with the newfangled method acting is expected to be available in Blomsterlandet ’s storage in Stockholm and Uppsala in January 2024 . The first to seem are palette leaves and perfumed geranium . What started as a resolution for herb and leafy jet , Optima Planta is now place decorative plant life in the main .
What make the partnership unequalled is that the sales will be upscaled as meter snuff it on . " Our current content is 2000 plants per week , and once demand growth , we ’ll be expanding into more applied science , " Lennart claims . The agtech has plan to potentially trade their ADA box to more clients and/or set up dealership agreement .
" We are majestic to be the first garden chain in Sweden to take part in Optima Plant ’s exciting and sustainable cultivation applied science . Finding slipway to reduce the role of piddle and pesticide is a question of the time to come , " says Andreas Karlsson , Purchasing managing director at Blomsterlandet .
" Entering into an agreement with Blomsterlandet is an crucial stone’s throw in our journey to partner with troupe that want to reduce their climate footprint and get bigger and more predictable harvests . We share the visual modality that the culture of the hereafter should be as sustainable as potential , which pretend the collaborationism experience both natural and fantastic , " adds Lennart .
For more selective information : Optima PlantaLennart Sör , CEO[email protected]Robin Johansson , COO[email protected]www.optimaplanta.com
BlomsterlandetAndreas Karlsson , Purchasing Manager[email protected]www.blomsterlandet.se
