KS Farm Hosts Smart Farm Exchange in Boryeong With Young Japanese Farmers
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Agricultural corporation KS Farm said it held a field exchange program for young farmers from Korea and Japan on September 5.
The exchange brought together Ikegami Kei, CEO of Yokofarm in Miyoshimachi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, Oyamada Kurumi, and Choi Jae-hyuk, chairman of the Young Successor Farmers Management Association, who visited KS Farm's smart farm in Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province.
The visiting group toured the greenhouse cultivation area and agricultural product processing facility, and Choi Jae-hyuk and Yoon Seong-ho said they would push ahead with exchanges among young farmers in Korea and Japan and share smart agriculture technology.
Agricultural corporation KS Farm announced that it held a field exchange program for young farmers from Korea and Japan on September 5. The exchange brought together Ikegami Kei, CEO of Yokofarm, a fifth-generation family farm in Miyoshimachi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, Oyamada Kurumi, and Choi Jae-hyuk, chairman of the Young Successor Farmers Management Association. They visited KS Farm's smart farm in Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province. Yokofarm grows green onions and carrots on about 7 ha of land.
The visiting group toured KS Farm's greenhouse cultivation area and agricultural product processing facility, and received explanations on smart farm environmental control, tomato growth management, hydroponic cultivation, use of production data, and the processing of stevia tomatoes. After tasting KS Farm stevia tomatoes, CEO Ikegami Kei said he was surprised by their sweetness. He also said that while high-sugar tomatoes in Japan are often characterized by firm skins and flesh, KS Farm's tomatoes were impressive for being both sweet and soft in texture.
The delegation later visited the Boryeong Agricultural Technology Center and the Boryeong Young Farmers Win-Win Market. There, they checked out technical support and agricultural distribution sites.
Choi Jae-hyuk, chairman of the Young Successor Farmers Management Association, said he would promote the establishment of a regular communication and cooperation framework among young farmers in Korea and Japan. Choi also said he would push ahead with sharing information on cultivation techniques, management, and sales channels based on field-oriented exchanges.
KS Farm Center Director Yoon Seong-ho said the company would serve a role in Korean-Japanese agricultural exchanges based on its smart farm cultivation technology and experience in agricultural product processing and distribution. Yoon said the company would work to connect field technology with business experience and support tangible results for young farmers in both countries, while continuing to serve as a bridge for exchanges.
The exchange was released on the official YouTube channel of the Young Successor Farmers Management Association. The released title was "Field Exchange on Korean Smart Farms With Young Farmers From Japan." KS Farm plans to share smart agriculture technology with young farmers and agricultural institutions in Korea and abroad, and it also plans to continue sharing its experience in commercializing agricultural products.
Source: TECHWORLD · Kim Kyung-joo
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=407154
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