Open Agriculture Initiative

**1. Open Agriculture Initiative Technologies:**
– Food Computer concept by Open Agriculture Initiative
– Utilization of soilless agriculture technologies
– Monitoring of internal climate with sensors
– Climate control for optimal food production
– Online logging of climate recipes for sharing

**2. Open Phenome Library and Research Goals:**
– Influence of climate conditions on plant growth
– Creation of a phenome data library
– Understanding how different conditions affect plant traits
– Crowdsourcing research efforts
– Relating external conditions to plant traits

**3. Affiliations and Funding Sources:**
– Primary funding from MIT Media Lab
– Endorsements from companies like IDEO and Target
– Additional investments from various companies
– Philanthropic contributions received
– Heavy industrial funding of MIT Media Lab

**4. Criticisms and Challenges Faced:**
– Allegations of scientific misconduct
– Failure of Food Computers as discussed by former employees
– Falsification of data for presentations
– Environmental concerns faced by MIT lab
– Inability of Food Computers to grow food as claimed

**5. References and Coverage:**
– Sources such as Washington Post, New York Times, Gizmodo, Tech Times, etc.
– Coverage of the Open Agriculture Initiative by various media outlets
– Criticisms regarding the lack of substance in the project
– Investigations into misleading tactics and regulatory non-compliance
– External links for additional information on the initiative