Living Labs
Innovation validated in real production environments
Four country-specific living labs ensure FIT4CEA solutions are tested across different climates, CEA typologies, and stakeholder communities.
High-tech Greenhouse
Netherlands
The Dutch living lab operates in world-leading greenhouse facilities at Wageningen, testing advanced AI systems for autonomous climate management, robotic harvesting solutions, and renewable energy integration in high-tech greenhouse environments.
Partner
Wageningen University & Research
Climate Zone
Maritime Temperate
Mediterranean Greenhouse
Italy
Located in the heart of the Mediterranean basin, this living lab validates water-saving CEA technologies and tests novel crop varieties adapted to high-temperature, water-scarce conditions typical of southern Europe.
Partner
Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna
Climate Zone
Mediterranean
Vertical Farm
Belgium
Belgium's indoor vertical farming lab demonstrates the next generation of LED spectral tuning, closed-loop nutrient management, and energy optimisation in fully controlled multi-layer cultivation systems.
Partner
Urban Crop Solutions
Climate Zone
Maritime Temperate
Low-tech Greenhouse
Greece
The Greek living lab adapts CEA technologies for resource-limited and semi-arid contexts, developing solar-integrated greenhouse systems with simplified, affordable automation accessible to smallholder producers.
Partner
Agricultural University of Athens
Climate Zone
Mediterranean Semi-arid