A 750m2 indoor facility for educational use was opened within the heart of Wangsa Maju, a suburb of Kuala Lumpur, and is open to all visitors.

“We are delighted to work with AEON in making the Agroz EduFarm-inCity program to the retail and shopping experience of AEON customers while at the while generating an awareness and learning experience for the children of parents, their kids as well as the general public regarding how clean, healthy and healthy veggies are produced,” Gerard Lim, founder and CEO of Agroz Group. Gerard Lim, founder and the CEO of Agroz Group. Agroz Group operates as a provider of massive commercial CEA facilities, which are advancing food security, safety as well as sustainability.

Gerard states,” The most unique aspect of the project is that EduFarm is that it’s located only 15 minutes away from the bustling downtown and the bustling city centre of Kuala Lumpur. The goal is to bring kids, parents, as well as the general public in the community as well as people living in cities to understand how vegetable farming is feasible just in the middle of the city using modern technological advances.”

The Agroz’s Farm range from salad leaves like the arugula, lettuces and kale to arugula wild and wild rockets to the local variety like Siew pak and nai Choy. The products grown are sold by AEON Alpha Angle and Alpha Angle, as in eight additional AEON stores across the Klang Valley. The Agroz EduFarm in-City is regarded as Malaysia’s biggest vertical farm within the shopping center’, according to Gerard states.

The museum is open to the public

The EduFarm will be open for weekends tours beginning in September 2023. They will demonstrate how the technology it uses produces top-quality, healthy and pesticide-free produce. The EduFarm is home to its own learning centre and activity space that will show children and parents, specifically the possibility of growing vegetables located in the middle of the city.

“At Agroz AgTech, we’re actively contributing to sustainable development by eliminating or reducing waste, and saving resources by making use of renewable energy and solar. Additionally we’re trying to blend the two with an array of digital technology, which includes Internet-of-Things (IoT) as well as analysis of data, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Machine Learning, Automation robots, cloud computing blockchain, edge computing and 5G communication,” Gerard adds.

Source: The Plantations International Agroforestry Group of Companies