Koppert and Blue Radix winners GreenTech Innovation & Concept Awards 2024

Egon Janssen (chairman jury) explains why: “Artificial Intelligence and data science are developing really fast. The winners of the concept and innovation award show that this new technology can help to improve sustainability and reduce labour shortage. The jury was impressed by the scalability of the winning innovation and concept, which can result in a huge impact in the coming years”.

The GreenTech Concept Award goes to Koppert for Koppert’s Digital Assistant

Product: Digital Assistant that offers personalized & context-rich IPM support by merging data from growers’ crop management systems & a unique IPM knowledge

Product description: The Digital Assistant embodies a revolutionary leap forward, surpassing superficial chat bot interaction. It provides personalized and context-rich support to growers and consultants for unique IPM challenges, by incorporating vital data from grower’s own crop management system (e.g. climate, pest prevalence, treatments) and a unique knowledge of IPM management and agricultural practices.  

Blue Radix - Winner of the GreenTech Innovation Award © martijnvleeuwen.nl

The GreenTech Innovation Award goes to: Blue Radix for Integrated Autonomous Climate & Irrigation Control.

Product: Crop Controller integrates Autonomous Climate AND Irrigation Control. Managing this is 80% of climate computer work. This is now realized with AI.

Product description: Blue Radix enhances and integrates its proven Autonomous Climate Control with Autonomous Irrigation Control, leveraging advanced AI. Crop Controller ensures precise climate and irrigation execution, reducing climate computer work by 80%. It revolutionizes daily greenhouse management, delivering 5% profit increase & 7% yield improvement, 10% less water and fertilizer usage, and 15% energy savings.