It’s all about technology & innovations at the GreenTech Amsterdam and to put the innovations of our exhibitors in the spotlight we organised the GreenTech innovation awards again.
The winners of 2022 were announced during the opening of GreenTech Amsterdam.
Concept Award: BERRY by Organifarms - Germany
Innovation Award: Micromus-System by Biobest - Belgium
BerryCompany: Organifarms GmbH
Category: Concept Award - The most promising new idea
Stand: 02.219
Product description: Our first product is BERRY our harvesting robot for strawberries. Key component is our image recognition software for the detection of position, ripeness, and quality of the fruit. BERRY can detect the exact degree of ripeness of each fruit, harvest them safely and places them directly into punnets where there are weighed and ready for sale.
Jury Comment
Liselotte de Vries: “An interesting technology, strong team and strong network of partnerships that can contribute to the flexibility and swift development of Berry.”
Micromus-SystemCompany: Biobest Group N.V.
Category: Innovation Award - The most revolutionising idea
Stand: 05.542CA
Product description: The brown lacewing Micromus angulatus is a generalist predator feeding on all common aphid species found in protected crops such as vegetable, soft fruit, medicinal cannabis and ornamental crops. Both larvae and adults prey on aphids.
Jury Comment
Liselotte de Vries: “With this winner the jury expressed its support to continue the development of new sustainable innovations of IPM programs.”