Hamyang-gun Selected for Agricultural Robot Demonstration Project Competition

Field Demonstration Tests of Four Types of Agricultural Robots Conducted

Hamyang County in Gyeongnam announced on the 20th that it has secured 1 billion KRW in national funding after being finally selected along with the GAP Onion Farming Group for the ‘2023 Agricultural Robot Demonstration Support Project (Vegetable Sector: Onion)’ hosted by the Rural Development Administration and the Korea Agricultural Technology Promotion Agency last month.

The Agricultural Robot Demonstration Support Project is a program aimed at promoting the activation of agricultural robots by conducting on-site demonstrations and identifying improvements through field applications based on major production complex hubs for the commercialization of robots.

Gyeongnam Hamyang County Office.

Hamyang County and the GAP Onion Farming Group plan to conduct on-site demonstration tests over the next five years by deploying four types of agricultural robots?including autonomous tractors, modular automatic steering devices, follower-type transport robots, and observation drones?across 20 hectares with 10 participants who have a high understanding of mechanization.

County Governor Jin Byeong-yeong stated, “The demonstration test combining agricultural robots with onion mechanization will greatly contribute not only to improving work efficiency and reducing production costs, thereby increasing farmers’ income, but also to enhancing the competitiveness of Hamyang onions. We will solve labor shortages caused by population decline and aging through cooperation with farmers.”

Hamyang County, a major onion production area, is developing a role model for full mechanization of the onion cultivation process?from seedling raising to planting, harvesting, and storage?in order to expand field agricultural mechanization under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs’ policy projects.

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