OREANDA-NEWS. Fujitsu announced that Akisai Farms, which will include both open-air farming and greenhouse horticulture, is scheduled to open in mid-June, 2013. Located on the grounds of Fujitsu's Numazu facility, Akisai Farms will be a working farm to be used as a test bed for the Akisai food and agriculture cloud launched by the Company in July 2012, which helps farmers dramatically improve their efficiency through ICT.

As a service designed for open-air farming, greenhouse horticulture, and animal husbandry, the Akisai cloud supports every phase of the farming process, including production, management, and sales. In the past, through field tests employing ICT conducted with agricultural producers in Japan, Fujitsu has gained valuable know-how that it has then incorporated into its services. Now, with the opening of Akisai Farms, the data Fujitsu collects through its own testing and implementation efforts will further accelerate the development of its services.

Through the Akisai cloud, Fujitsu intends to support movement toward a new enterprise management style that will bring improvements to agriculture and food markets, while bringing about a plentiful future for food, where safe, secure, and delicious food products are always available.