Autonomous Tractors, Smart Irrigation, and Drone
Pest Control Showcase Advanced Smart Technologies
Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam Province, held the 'Open-field Smart Agriculture Pilot District On-site Demonstration Meeting' at Handul, Hamyang-gun on the 3rd.
Hosted by the Rural Development Administration, Korea Agricultural Technology Promotion Agency, and Hamyang-gun, the demonstration meeting was attended by about 100 people, including County Governor Jin Byeong-yeong, Rural Development Administration Director Kwon Jae-han, Hamyang County Council Chairman Kim Yuntaek and council members, NH branch managers, and local onion farmers.
Group photo at the 2024 Open-field Smart Agriculture Pilot District On-site Demonstration Event in Hamyang-gun.
In particular, the demonstration meeting was an opportunity to confirm the potential of smart agriculture by showing the practical effects of smart agriculture technology, receiving great responses from officials and farmers.
At the meeting, various applications of smart agriculture technologies applied to the onion crop, such as autonomous tractors, automated irrigation systems, and drone pest control, were showcased, allowing participants to directly experience the convenience and productivity improvements and confirm the potential of smart agriculture.
County Governor Jin Byeong-yeong stated, “This demonstration meeting is an important first step to maximize productivity and efficiency through advanced technology and convergence in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution and to realize sustainable agriculture. The smart agriculture technologies introduced today will play a significant role in enhancing the competitiveness of our agriculture and improving the quality of life for farmers.”
Rural Development Administration Director Kwon Jae-han said in his greeting, “It is important to introduce open-field smart agriculture technologies that address local issues such as abnormal climate response and minimizing agricultural labor. We will continue to support economic and practical open-field smart agriculture standard models that farmers can easily access.”
Hamyang-gun plans to invest a total of 4 billion KRW by 2026 in the Handul area, expanding the application of open-field smart agriculture technologies by establishing smart machinery and models for onions through the operation of smart agricultural machinery incorporating a joint seedling nursery, smart irrigation systems, growth and environmental data collection via drone surveillance, unmanned pest control drones, and automatic driving technology for agricultural machinery.
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