In recent years, technological advancement has led to the emergence of new trends in the agriculture sector. Precision agriculture is one that is gaining much attraction as the utilization of sensors and actuators helps improve and optimize production. Many companies are investing large sums of money into deploying Internet of Things (IoT) devices to monitor […]
As urban farmers, we often get the questions “Are you organic?” or “Hydroponic is organic, right?”. While our vegetables are indeed 100% pesticide-free and contains all the health benefits associated with ‘organic vegetables’, there are fundamental differences between the terms organic and hydroponic. Does organic mean pesticide-free? When we see the organic aisle in the
Did you know that Astro has more than 7.74 million TV subscribers in Malaysia? That’s approximately a quarter of our total population! Every month Astro auto-debits money from our account so that we can watch our favourate movies, tv shows and sports 365 days without disruption. Familiar with that concept? This monthly auto-debit subscription which
Whether you have experience or are just starting to grow your own fresh produce, you may have heard of hydroponic farming before. This method of urban farming has gotten increasingly popular over the years. But what exactly is hydroponic farming and how does it work? Have a look at everything you need to know. What
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What are microgreens? Microgreens are an increasingly popular mini produce that you can find in restaurants and sometimes grocery stores. These tiny vegetables range from 2.5-7cm tall. Although they are much smaller than our regular produce, don’t be fooled as these tiny greens are up to x40 times more nutritious than their mature counterparts! They
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The Agri-Food Tech Expo Asia: Ag-Volution For The Future which happened on the 7th of July 2022 at KLCC Convention Centre was co-hosted by Malaysian International Food & Beverage Trade Fair (MIFB) as part of their regional roadshows leading up to the actual Agri-Food Tech Expo Asia (AFTEA) event happening in Singapore this October. Sunway XFarms had the opportunity to be invited
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We love to teach the community on how they can incorporate more greens into their daily lives! Whether its eating more vegetables, or going green like growing their own food at home or composting and reducing waste! To date we have hosted 20 workshops and trained over 3000 participants. On April 16 we collaborated with
Based on a study done by the World Bank Organisation, a person produces an average of 0.74 kilograms of waste daily worldwide. Currently, our population stands at 7.9 billion and is predicted to reach 9.1 billion by 2050. In Malaysia alone, our current population stands at 32.96 million in 2021 and in general, a Malaysian
We are majorly women at Sunway XFarms. Agronomists, operations, marketing & project managing, everyone is always giving it their all and willing to go a step further still. Today we have a quick chat with some of the women of XFarms who are working in generally male-dominated fields, and take a peek at their journey!
Smart farms are a great way to increase farm productivity while reducing repetitive tasks for agronomists. It helps us in sustainable development by letting us decrease water usage up to 90%, reduce farm wastage by keeping crops in tiptop shape, and digitize data automatically rather than using pen and paper. At Sunway XFarms we use
