Daejeon City "Utilizing Vacant Buildings in Original Downtown, Expanding Urban Smart Farms"

Use of Two Floors in Daehung-dong Shelpa Space Building
Strawberry and Medical Cannabis Cultivation on 398㎡ Area

Daejeon City plans to expand urban-type smart farms by utilizing vacant buildings in the old downtown area.

On the 6th, Daejeon City announced the opening of ‘Daejeon Farm,’ a smart farm technology research facility, in a vacant building located in Daeheung-dong, Jung-gu.

Daejeon Farm is set up in a building operated by Shellpa Space Co., Ltd., located in Daeheung-dong, Jung-gu, spanning from the basement level 2 to the 8th floor above ground. The usable area is 398㎡.

Daejeon City plans to configure a four-tier strawberry smart farm cultivation room on basement level 2 and operate seven medical cannabis cultivation rooms. Additionally, nutrient solution cultivation facilities and advanced equipment such as air conditioning devices will be installed in consortium with the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials. Research on strawberry cultivation under different light sources and medical cannabis will be conducted within the facility.

The 8th floor above ground will house an education center, exhibition hall, incubating facilities, and community spaces.

Visits and tours of the Daejeon Farm facility are possible after prior consultation with the operator, Shellpa Space. Shellpa Space is a smart farm solution company headquartered in Yongsan-dong, Yuseong-gu, which won the CES 2020 Innovation Award. It was also selected as one of the ‘1000 National Representative Innovative Companies’ by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.

Lee Jang-woo, Mayor of Daejeon, said, “By utilizing vacant buildings to expand urban-type smart farms, we will create a Daejeon-style smart agriculture advanced industrial valley. Through this, we plan to enable urban regeneration, agricultural job creation, and the supply of safe food.”

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