Status of Plant Factory Industry and Recent Research in Taiwan

Abstract

Plant factory (PF) industry is booming in Taiwan. Especially the PF using only artificial light as the sole light source (PFAL in short) in multi-layer shelf with carbon dioxide enriched, in an air-tight and thermally insulated chamber/room. It catches global attention started in East Asia and now worldwide. This paper focuses on the introduction of current status of the industry in Taiwan and briefly introduces some research conducted in the Dept. of Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering, National Taiwan University.