KOTRA Hosts '2023 Korea-China Smart Farm Partnership Consultation'

From the 28th, 9 Companies Participate in the 9th China Sichuan Agricultural Expo at the Korea Smart Farm Pavilion
Proposals for Korea-China Smart Farm Cooperation Projects Continue

KOTRA, together with the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Chengdu and the Korea Agricultural Technology Promotion Agency, announced on the 31st that it held the '2023 Korea-China Smart Farm Partnership Consultation' in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.

At this event, nine domestic companies participated in the 9th Sichuan Agricultural Expo through the 'Korea Smart Farm Pavilion' and the 'Korea-China Smart Farm Forum' to explore the entry of domestic smart farm technologies into the Chinese market. The Korea Smart Farm Pavilion featured ▲smart greenhouse solutions ▲plant factory automated sorting machines ▲Indoor Farm ▲automatic spraying systems ▲environmental control systems, along with startups in the smart livestock sector such as edible insect AI equipment and AI pig growth analysis solutions.

The exterior view of the Korea Smart Farm Pavilion at the 9th Sichuan Agricultural Expo.
[Photo by KOTRA]

During the four-day consultation, a total of about 100 exhibition consultations were conducted. Many Chinese smart farm institutions and companies visited the event to discuss technology and business cooperation with domestic companies. In particular, Chinese companies, which have faced challenges in commercializing indoor and outdoor smart farm technologies that were mainly pilot projects and laboratory concepts, as well as improving productivity and reducing costs, showed strong interest in applying domestic solutions. Additionally, cooperation proposals for smart farms as key export gateways to Central Asia, where food supply chain issues have arisen due to the Russia-Ukraine war, were also made.

At the Korea-China Smart Farm Cooperation Forum held on the 28th, presentations of solutions by Korean companies continued. A case of a smart farm successfully operated in cooperation with the local government in Yining, Xinjiang Province, China, by a domestic company was introduced and attracted attention. On the 29th, the venue moved to the Urban Agriculture Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, where the latest smart farm technology status in China was introduced, and Korean smart farm solutions applicable to the Chinese market were proposed.

Hong Chang-pyo, Head of KOTRA's China Regional Headquarters, said, "With the increase in agricultural production and response to climate change in China, along with the spread of the digital economy, the smart farm industry is a very promising field," adding, "We plan to support market entry in the form of packages combining equipment and solutions through cooperation with local governments and institutions in China."

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