Heliponix LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, received a $175,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to develop a rotary aeroponic shipping container system. This system is designed to hold approximately 3,700 plants at a density of 23 plants per square foot, using vertical LED arrays, aeroponic mist, and soilless, compostable seed pods to enable high-density, climate-smart food production closer to consumers. The project aims to reduce the environmental impact of conventional agriculture by decreasing carbon dioxide and methane emissions, food and plastic waste, and improving water and land use efficiency.
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