Damyang-gun Signs Business Agreement for Developing 'Damyang-style Strawberry AI Smart Farm'

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology-Korea Bio Healthcare Technology Research Association, Strawberry Smart Farm Collaboration

Damyang County is signing a business agreement for the development of the 'Damyang-style Strawberry AI Smart Farm.' Photo by Damyang County

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] On the 27th, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 28th that it had signed a business agreement for research on the ‘Damyang-type Artificial Intelligence Smart Farm.’

This agreement was made to promote mutual exchange and cooperation for the test cultivation of new strawberry varieties developed in Damyang, the development of AI (Artificial Intelligence) leading smart farm technologies, and their domestic and international distribution, with the participation of Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (President Kim Giseon) and Korea Bio Healthcare Technology Research Association (Chairman Jo Seonghee).

Through this business agreement, each institution plans to promote ▲ joint research and technology dissemination cooperation for AI smart farms ▲ support for information on variety characteristics and cultivation techniques for overseas distribution of Damyang-developed strawberries ▲ joint participation in government support projects in the fields of AI smart farms, new strawberry varieties, and cultivation technology development ▲ cooperation in producing big data-based cultivation manuals for new strawberry varieties.

Since 2010, the county has completed the first geographical indication registration (No. 70) for strawberries in Korea.

Based on this, the self-developed varieties ‘Jukhyang’ and ‘Merry Queen’ are outstanding in sweetness, hardness, fruit shape, and aroma, gaining worldwide attention.

In October, Damyang opened a foothold for the U.S. market by signing a demonstration business agreement and a commercial license contract with JordiSA, a U.S. robot-based agricultural company, becoming the first local government to do so.

Additionally, the county is focusing on preparing to lead future agriculture by promoting a new project that invests 30 billion KRW from national and county funds to establish an advanced agricultural technology complex utilizing ‘AgTech (Agriculture + Technology),’ which applies cutting-edge technology to agricultural production to increase productivity.

County Governor Lee Byeongno said, “Starting with this agreement, we will create a Damyang-type smart farm complex to build a prosperous rural area and make Damyang a central city of advanced agriculture that attracts young people.”

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