Kim San, Muan County Governor, "Will Focus on Expanding Smart Farms"

Published 01 Sep.2021 15:05(KST)

Visiting Smart Farm Households... Supporting Quality Improvement and Labor Reduction

Kim San, the governor of Muan County, visited a smart farm. / Photo by Asia Economy

[Muan＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Hwan-joo] Muan County, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim San) is focusing on expanding smart farms to foster future agriculture in response to agricultural environments such as climate change and aging.

According to the county on the 1st, Governor Kim San visited and encouraged a pilot leading grape farm for the expansion of the smart farm model on the 31st of last month and listened to opinions from the farming site.

The farm of Mr. Park Hyun-hee in Pyeongyong-ri, Muan-eup, visited that day, planted about 900 specialized crops such as Shine Muscat and Black Sapphire grapes in a 5,553㎡ 12-unit multi-span greenhouse (double-layered) after returning to farming in Muan last year.

The harvest has been shipped through direct transactions and local food stores since mid-August, and income of about 40 million KRW is expected this year, the first year of harvest.

Mr. Park Hyun-hee said, “Building an advanced smart farm model to reduce labor and improve productivity is now a necessity, not a choice,” and added, “To respond to climate change, I plan to actively use complex environment control smart farm equipment that is easy to manage anytime and anywhere.”

Governor Kim San stated, “We will secure future agricultural competitiveness through item-specific organization for high-quality facility grape cultivation and support the expansion of smart farms to achieve improved agricultural product quality and labor-saving effects.”