Goheung-gun Expands Support for Small-Scale Greenhouse 'Farmers' Affordable Smart Farms'

[Goheung=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] On the 26th, Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it will expand the distribution of affordable and easy-to-use smart farms for farmers.

Most of the local facility horticulture farms growing cucumbers, tomatoes, and strawberries consist of small-scale vinyl greenhouses under 0.5 hectares.

Considering the small scale and limited resources that make it difficult to introduce smart farms, the county has been gradually expanding the distribution of affordable smart farms that can be conveniently used even in small greenhouses since 2019.

Facility cultivation farmers have mostly managed crops inside the facilities relying on manpower, but through the affordable smart farms, remote environmental management tailored to greenhouse temperature and humidity is possible, greatly contributing not only to labor reduction but also to productivity improvement, receiving strong positive responses from adopting farmers.

Accordingly, Goheung-gun plans to continuously expand the distribution of affordable smart farms to 25 locations by 2022 through a local government cooperation project linked with the Goheung branch of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, minimizing the burden on small-scale facility farms.

Furthermore, Goheung-gun is establishing a smart agriculture nurturing center as part of the 7th local government administration’s pledge project, installing and operating a smart agriculture testbed training center and a rental farm for young farmers’ management practice within the Agricultural Technology Center, thereby not only promoting smart farm distribution but also building a smart farming support system that can promptly assist farmers with on-site difficulties.

A county official said, “Since the greenhouse status can be viewed via smartphone and immediate responses can be made accordingly, efficient farm work management and facility greenhouse environmental control are possible. We will expand the affordable smart farm project to reduce labor and increase farm income through quality improvement.”

Choi Yunseon, head of the Goheung branch of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, stated, “We will continue to promote a customized smart farm distribution project that is essential for farmers in cooperation with Goheung-gun.”

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