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13.07.2013

At the intersection of agriculture, industry and medicine is a project implemented by Fujitsu Home & Office Services Limited, a division of Fujitsu Limited, with the participation of the Fujitsu Group, Aizufujikako and Fukushima Medical University. The goal of the project is to ensure the supply of low-potassium vegetables.

The project is based on the Fujitsu Intelligent Society Solution Akisai Food and Agriculture Cloud Platform in Fukushima Prefecture. More specifically, the semiconductor manufacturing infrastructure of Fujitsu Facilities Engineering Limited is being used. With an area of 2000 square meters, the plant is Japan's largest "plant factory" dedicated to the cultivation of low-potassium vegetables.

As stated, the project will use the "know-how" of Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited in the field of semiconductor production. It is about maintaining optimal conditions in clean rooms, including the control of the atmosphere, microorganisms and active ingredients of liquid fertilizers.

Field trials have already begun, during which the project participants expect to master the cultivation of leaf lettuce, which can be consumed raw by dialysis patients and people suffering from chronic kidney disease. The first production should be ready in October 2013, and the factory should start mass production by January 2014. It is expected that the project will contribute to the revival of the local industry.

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