Solutions
Farms in the centre of the city
Akar "manufactures and distributes modular indoor farming in strategic centres of consumption in urban communities: retailers, supermarkets, malls, restaurants, cafés, all the way to schools and universities" (MIT Solve, 2023).
Supermarkets & retail
Grow on the shop floor, sell within minutes of harvest.
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Hotels
Fresh greens for dining rooms, grown in house.
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Restaurants & cafés
Pay per plant hole for exactly what the kitchen needs.
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Malls
Modular farms at mall scale.
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Schools & universities
Living labs for agronomy, food and technology.
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Enterprise kitchens
Self-consumption for corporate and institutional kitchens.
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Homes & residential
A unit in the garage, greens for the family.
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Pilot stage, May 2023
- Akar units in pilot
- 25
- Food businesses impacted
- 22
- People served
- ~1,000
- Plant holes manufactured
- 25,000
As reported by Akar on MIT Solve (May 2023). Akar described the pilot as "25 units of Akar in 30 different locations", ranging from retail stores to hotels.
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