Damyang-gun, First Local Government to Launch Advanced Intelligent Fully Automated Smart Farm Pilot

US Robot-Based Agriculture Company Jordi and Robot-Based Fully Automated Greenhouse Demonstration Business Agreement

Jeonnam Damyang-gun is signing a business agreement with Jordisa for the demonstration of a fully automated greenhouse. Photo by Damyang-gun

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] On the 26th, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 27th that it signed a demonstration business agreement for a robot fully automated greenhouse with Zordi, a U.S. robot-based agricultural startup (CEO Gilwoo Lee), becoming the first basic local government to promote future growth-type digital agriculture practical technologies and provide sustainable precision agriculture technology support.

Zordi highly evaluated the excellence of the ‘Jukhyang’ and ‘Mary Queen’ varieties and hoped to conduct trial cultivation of the two varieties in the U.S. from the first half of 2021. Since July of the same year, they have been cultivating and verifying the possibility of strawberry cultivation in a robot-based fully automated greenhouse.

An intelligent agricultural system applying artificial intelligence (AI), robots, Internet of Things (IoT), big data, and other technologies to crop cultivation environments is the goal of future agriculture. Agricultural robots are expected not only to solve aging and labor shortages in rural areas but also to realize agriculture that protects people from climate change and high-risk labor.

At the Damyang County Council (Chairman Yongman Choi), Operating Committee Chairman Myungyoung Jang, Industry and Construction Committee Chairman Hyundong Choi, and Councilor Eunseo Park attended the agreement ceremony and shared opinions on solving the aging and labor shortage problems of farmers through mutual cooperation with Damyang-gun.

County Governor Byeongno Lee said, “For digital agriculture to become widespread, collaboration with system development companies is important along with related research and support for farm facilities,” adding, “We will advance the practical use of advanced intelligent fully automated greenhouses to play a leading role in farmers’ welfare and future agriculture.”

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