NOVAGRIC Projects
Project to grow medical cannabis in GMP quality
From zero to produce medical Cannabis in 24 months, according to the legality and EU – GMP regulations in a controlled environment greenhouse.
This is the story of a long, long-distance race, full of challenges and uncertainties in the European medical Cannabis industry.
At first, the path was unfamiliar and risky. In the process we have alternated sharing concerns, setbacks, doubts and disappointments, with satisfaction, pride, companionship and the company’s patient, unconditional support, based on rigor, responsibility and high standards.
The greenhouse design project started in April 2022, the greenhouse construction was completed in July and by December it was possible to start production.
In May, inspections for EU GMP-quality cannabis certification began and finally in April 2024 the first commercially available pharmaceutical-quality batch was obtained.
A path taken by a determined team, with things clear and with one goal in mind: To become the best growers in Europe of Cannabis flower for medicinal use.
Some pictures of our project in Portugal
Project details
Type
Controlled Environment Agriculture Project (CEA)
Location
Portugal
Cultivation
Medical Cannabis
Surface
Without this information for this Project
- Hydroponic irrigation installation
- Xilema fertigation equipment
- Shading and Black Out Screens
- Climate control: Temperature, ventilation with destratifiers and fans, humidity.
- Illumination with a variety of red, blue and green wavelengths
- Near UV (380-400 nm) and far red (700-780 nm) bands to adapt the growth rate and yield according to each flower.
- Linear image sensor to analyze light and determine light recipe settings.
- Greenhouse project design
- Construction of greenhouse facilities
- Construction of 18 hermetic culture rooms
- Manufacture of technologies for environmental control: irrigation, climate, blackout shading, lighting.
- Medical Cannabis with EU-GMP quality in 24 months