Nonghyup expands support for entry-level smart farms in connection with government public offering project to 2,500 farms

Support in connection with government public offering projects… Lower installation costs than regular smart farms

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Se-rin = Nonghyup Economic Holdings, in connection with the government public offering project, will expand the target of support for low-end smart farms to 2,500 farmers by the end of this year, 2.5 times the level of last year.

Nonghyup Economic Holdings announced on the 2nd that it held a 'smart agricultural business activation field meeting' with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Rural Development Administration in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do to discuss ways to expand smart agriculture.

Entry-level smart farms are characterized by lower installation costs than regular smart farms by consolidating the functions preferred by farmers and standard smart farm functions.

At the meeting, the current status and best practices of Nonghyup's entry-level smart farm business, data-based smart farming expansion project, and smart farm model development and expansion plans for small and medium-sized farmers were shared.

Attendees also discussed the introduction of new technologies such as agricultural robots, training and follow-up management for smart farm farmers, development of new models, and plans to expand support scale.

Jeong Seung-il, head of Nonghyup Economic Holdings' mountain and wholesale division, said, "We will strengthen cooperation with the government and related organizations to create a future growth engine for agriculture and rural areas."