Collaborative relationship with the Japan Plant Factory Association. Co-organized and hosted a conference “Ag Tech Collides” (https://cals.ncsu.edu/event/ag-tech-worlds-collide/) February 2018, Raleigh, NC. In this conference four Japanese companies and three invited speakers presented innovations in plant factory to companies, government agencies and entrepreneurs in the USA. (total attendees: 70). After conference the Japan Plant Factory Association and my program continue to collaborate in research and academic programs