Geochang-gun Wins National 'Excellence' Award in Agricultural Technology Dissemination Innovation Contest

Spreading the Nation's First Drone-Based Apple Artificial Pollination Technology On-Site

Geochang-gun Agricultural Technology Extension Innovation Case Nationwide Excellent Drone Pollination in Progress (Photo by Geochang-gun)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam Province announced on the 17th that it received an excellence award at the ‘2020 Agricultural Technology Dissemination Innovation Case Competition’ hosted by the Rural Development Administration for spreading the drone-based apple artificial pollination technology in the field.

This competition selected and awarded 12 outstanding cases nationwide through a first document screening and a second presentation screening by publicly recruiting projects that contributed to agricultural technology innovation and increased farm income through rapid field dissemination of agricultural research and development (R&D) achievements.

The county started a joint field research project with the National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science in 2017 and systematized drone pollination technology through demonstration tests of apple artificial pollination using drones and high-speed sprayers.

So far, 283 apple farms have participated, promoting the ‘Apple Artificial Pollination Project Using Drones and High-Speed Sprayers’ over an area of 656.2 hectares.

Gu In-mo, the mayor of Geochang-gun, said, “Artificial pollination is a technology that compensates for poor natural pollination and increases the ratio of well-shaped fruits. Our county was highly evaluated for being the first in Korea to disseminate drone-based pollination technology in agricultural fields, which can reduce artificial pollination time and labor.”

He added, “We will continue to do our best to actively discover and disseminate technologies that address difficulties in agricultural fields to farms.”

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