For me, growing tomatoes
is like raising my own children.
Tiny little seedlings that grow bigger and bigger,
just like children growing up.
It’s a feeling that never changes.
My name is Tadashi Fukuoka,
and I grow tomatoes in Kagoshima prefecture.
Before, we relied on our intuition and experience
to assess whether light levels
and temperature were ideal.
We did not look at figures and numbers.
Now it is possible to consult data
to see how the plants are doing.
That’s why we’ve introduced Plantect.
First thing in the morning,
I check the conditions in my greenhouses.
Thanks to Plantect,
I can do this without actually going there.
Before,
I would have had to check for myself.
But with as many greenhouses as I have,
this causes problems.
It takes time to do the rounds,
and conditions can change
from hour to hour.
Now I can check all four greenhouses
at once.
As a result,
my yield since early spring has improved
significantly by 15%.
