Pushing for the establishment of the Korea Smart Agriculture AI Association... Incorporating AI into smart agriculture

The founding general meeting of the (Non-profit) Korea Smart Agriculture AI Association was held at Manboklim in Seoul Station on May 25, attended by 11 experts in the field of smart agriculture. This founding general meeting served as a preliminary meeting for the establishment of the (Non-profit) Korea Smart Agriculture AI Association in the second half of this year, with the election of the president and the deliberation of major agenda items. Ku Kyo-young, the CEO of Iam Hub, was elected as the president and deliberated and decided on the establishment purpose and name of the association, the review of the bylaws, the appointment of officers, the 2026 business plan, etc. On the day, President Ku Kyo-young clearly stated the establishment purpose: "(Non-profit) Korea Smart Agriculture AI Association was established based on the fusion of smart agriculture and artificial intelligence technology, with the aim of spreading field-centered smart agriculture, systematizing cultivation techniques and data, training specialized smart agriculture personnel, providing consulting and educational support for farmers, proposing policies, creating an industrial ecosystem, and fostering mutual cooperation and domestic and international exchanges among members." The major business plan for 2026 was set with the main direction of converting the field's implicit knowledge into datasets, operation manuals, patents, etc., combining them with AI and AX technologies to build a smart agriculture value chain. Additionally, the association plans to operate the smart agriculture consultant 3rd, 2nd, and 1st grade courses in stages, aiming to train 100 consultants by 2026, and to form subcommittees centered around major functions such as field diagnosis, crop technology, data AI, platform construction, smart distribution, investment attraction, smart farm facility construction, and R&D verification, with the intention of adjusting the subcommittee names and detailed roles in the future operational process. In his speech, President Ku Kyo-young announced the association's initial implementation goals, including the training of 100 smart agriculture consultants, the promotion of 30 pilot farms, the development of a digital twin MVP, and the exploration of government and local government commissioned projects, and stated that in the long term, the association will focus on the thorough spread of field-centered smart agriculture based on the fusion of smart agriculture and AI technology. Lee Young-joo, agricultural and livestock industry specialist, leeyj@agrinet.co.kr

The founding general meeting of the (Non-Profit) Korea Smart Agriculture AI Association was held at Manboklim in Seoul Station on May 25, with 11 experts in the field of smart agriculture in attendance. This founding general meeting served as a preliminary meeting for the establishment of the (Non-Profit) Korea Smart Agriculture AI Association in the second half of this year, with the election of the president and the deliberation of major agenda items. Ku Kyo-young, the CEO of IAM Hub Co., Ltd., was elected as the president and deliberated and decided on matters including the establishment purpose and name of the association, the review of its articles of incorporation, the appointment of officers, business plans for 2026, and more. On this day, President Ku Kyo-young clearly stated the establishment purpose: "(Non-Profit) Korea Smart Agriculture AI Association was established based on the convergence of smart agriculture and artificial intelligence technology, with the aim of ...