The government has finalized its private partner to lead a large-scale national agricultural artificial intelligence (AI) transformation project.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on July 27 that it has selected the 'Jeonnam Gwangju Integrated Special City Consortium' as the private participant in the national agricultural AI platform project and has signed an implementation agreement.
The selected consortium includes companies such as Daedong, Daedong AgriTech, LG CNS, Art Farm Agricultural Cooperative, and Daeyoung GS, along with local governments including Jeonnam Gwangju Integrated Special City and Muan County, totaling seven entities.
The Ministry had conducted a public recruitment for private participants from February to April, and after expert evaluations, the Jeonnam Gwangju Integrated Special City Consortium was selected as the preferred negotiation partner in April. Following detailed discussions on specific implementation plans, the final contract was signed today.
The Ministry and the consortium plan to establish a special purpose corporation (SPC) through public-private joint investment by the end of this year and to commence the national agricultural AI platform project in earnest.
The SPC aims to create an environment where anyone can easily and professionally manage agriculture using AI, focusing on developing AI farming models and solutions, establishing AI greenhouses, and providing agricultural services using advanced machinery. This initiative seeks to widely disseminate AI services tailored to the scale and technological level of farms while also establishing a leading model for K-AI smart farms to pave the way for entry into overseas markets.
Lee Si-hye, Director of Agricultural Industry Innovation Policy at the Ministry, stated, "We will lay the groundwork for farmers to utilize AI more easily through the national agricultural AI platform," emphasizing, "We will make every effort to promote the spread of AI in agriculture and establish a leading model for K-AI smart farms based on public-private cooperation."
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on July 27 that it has selected the 'Jeonnam Gwangju Integrated Special City Consortium' as the private participant in the national agricultural AI platform project and has signed an implementation agreement.
The selected consortium includes companies such as Daedong, Daedong AgriTech, LG CNS, Art Farm Agricultural Cooperative, and Daeyoung GS, along with local governments including Jeonnam Gwangju Integrated Special City and Muan County, totaling seven entities.
The Ministry had conducted a public recruitment for private participants from February to April, and after expert evaluations, the Jeonnam Gwangju Integrated Special City Consortium was selected as the preferred negotiation partner in April. Following detailed discussions on specific implementation plans, the final contract was signed today.
The Ministry and the consortium plan to establish a special purpose corporation (SPC) through public-private joint investment by the end of this year and to commence the national agricultural AI platform project in earnest.
The SPC aims to create an environment where anyone can easily and professionally manage agriculture using AI, focusing on developing AI farming models and solutions, establishing AI greenhouses, and providing agricultural services using advanced machinery. This initiative seeks to widely disseminate AI services tailored to the scale and technological level of farms while also establishing a leading model for K-AI smart farms to pave the way for entry into overseas markets.
Lee Si-hye, Director of Agricultural Industry Innovation Policy at the Ministry, stated, "We will lay the groundwork for farmers to utilize AI more easily through the national agricultural AI platform," emphasizing, "We will make every effort to promote the spread of AI in agriculture and establish a leading model for K-AI smart farms based on public-private cooperation."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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