Industry Dynamics

On January 23, 2026, Xianghu Laboratory and Zhejiang Top Cloud-Agri jointly released “Chuiyuan”, a dedicated AI agent for plant factories, exploring deeper integration of artificial intelligence with controlled environment agriculture across investment assessment, cultivation management and operations.

On May 21, 2026, the Wuhan Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs published typical smart agriculture application scenarios, detailing the construction and operation of a 1,920 sqm digital vertical plant factory that produces strawberries and works with universities and research institutes on technology development.

On June 26, 2026, Shenzhen News reported on urban micro-agriculture practice in Shenzhen, where space agriculture classrooms, rooftop growing bases and AI management are combined to show how smart cultivation equipment can support labour education, scientific inquiry and space science outreach.

On August 11, 2026, Hangzhou Net reported on Siwei Ecology's practice of using artificial intelligence to assist strawberry cultivation in a plant factory, continuously optimising light, temperature, humidity, CO2 concentration and nutrient solution ratios through data analysis and cultivation trials.