– Establishment of a 2026ha smart greenhouse complex in Yangsan-myeon, Yeongdong-gun by 6.3 –
Chungcheongbuk-do announced on the 2024th that it was finally selected for the '27 Regional Specialized Rental Smart Farm Creation' contest hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
충북도는 2024년부터 2026년까지 200억원의 예산을 들여 지열에너지시설, 스마트온실 4.3ha 등 총 6.3ha 규모의 임대형 스마트팜*을 조성한다.
* (Smart Farm) A farm that can properly maintain and manage the growing environment for crops remotely and automatically by incorporating ICT into greenhouses.
The rental smart farm, which will be located in Yangsan-myeon, Yeongdong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, will install 9 large-scale interlocking houses that integrate agricultural ICT technology based on geothermal energy as core facilities, and will support young farmers trained at Smart Farm Innovation Valleys (4 locations nationwide) in the future. By leasing it to the target, it will serve as a stepping stone to the success of smart farms that will lead future-oriented agriculture.
Hwang Gyu-seok, manager of Chungcheongbuk-do Smart Farming Department, said, “To foster young farmers who will become the protagonists of future agriculture, we provide systematic and comprehensive support from smart agriculture education, practice, and start-ups to create a smart farm success model created in Chungcheongbuk-do by excellent young agricultural talent. “We will provide support so that it can play a central role in agriculture,” he said.