Establishment of a 'Smart Agriculture Testbed' in Gijang-gun, Busan ... Advanced Agriculture Education and Practice 'OK'

Gijang-gun Agricultural Technology Center, Fostering Smart Professional Farmers in the Era of the 4th Industrial Revolution

Busan Gijang-gun Smart Agriculture Testbed Training Center.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A ‘Smart Agriculture Testbed’ integrating advanced 4th Industrial Revolution technologies into the agricultural sector has emerged in Gijang-gun, Busan.

The Gijang-gun Agricultural Technology Center completed the ‘Gijang Smart Agriculture Testbed,’ an educational facility where practical training and hands-on experience are possible using 4th Industrial Revolution technologies such as big data and ICT facilities and equipment, on October 23rd. They recently finalized the establishment of all systems necessary for conducting experimental education.

The Smart Agriculture Testbed education center project is part of the Rural Development Administration’s smart farming support system construction project. With a total budget of 206 million KRW (50% national funds, 50% county funds), it was built on the site of the Agricultural Technology Center’s demonstration test field, covering an area of 294㎡ and designed as a disaster-resilient type (10-linked-2 type).

This facility consists of an education center where smart agricultural technologies can be learned and an experimental area where visitors can directly experience and tour a complex environmental system.

The Gijang-gun Agricultural Technology Center plans to use this facility to promote a smart agriculture technology dissemination pilot project in Gijang-gun. They will provide practical smart agriculture training for young farmers to cultivate young digital farmers and also offer experiential and practical education for farmers and the general public.

A representative of the Gijang-gun Agricultural Technology Center stated, “Along with theoretical education, we plan to foster smart agriculture specialists through practice-oriented training by inviting instructors with rich field experience,” and added, “We will ensure that this facility serves as an outpost where horticultural farmers in need of smart agriculture and young farmers can freely receive education and practice.”

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