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Digital Equality for Farmers
Smarter, Stronger, Together.
Global inequality and environmental injustice are being exacerbated by climate change. Farmers are among those who lack resources yet are highly dependent on the environment. Digitization is one way to help farmers solve various issues with agriculture that are compounded by climate change. This website introduces how farmers in Taiwan are using IoT to become more resilient.
Melon
Cinggeng Farm
Shrimp
Yung An Fish Farm
Banana
Yi Lung Agricultural Co.
Dragon fruit
Dragon Digital Farm
How to manage environmental impacts for melon farmers?
Cinggeng Farm
Located in Chiayi, Cinggeng farm grows melons and tomatoes and is moving towards a smarter and safer agricultural model. Mr. Guan, the owner of Cinggeng farm, was distraught by the harmful impact chemical pesticides had on people’s health, including his own. These noxious chemicals eventually put him in the hospital. In response, Cinggeng farm has been transitioning to more environmentally and human-friendly agricultural practices. With the help of advanced technology and smart agriculture, Mr. Guan has easy access to data on necessary environmental parameters. This has positively increased the efficiency of management and the rate of output.
Melon
How to mitigate harms from extreme weather for fisheries?
Yung An Fish Farm
Extreme weather driven by climate change has negatively impacted fisheries and fish stocks, adding to the list of challenges that threaten economic, social and technical growth. However, digital sensors can support and ensure the development of small-scale aquaculture production systems in coastal and inland waters. Mr. Chen, the owner of Yung An Fish Farm, has implemented the system and built a detailed standard operating procedure. Fishers can keep breeding conditions stable with the use of the technological system which automatically collects relevant data and warns fishers of concerning abnormalities.
Fishery
How to reduce banana disease for large-scale farming?
Yi Lung Agricultural Co.
Large-scale farming occupies most of the agricultural area in southern Taiwan where there are a common set of problems. Mr. Yu, the owner of the Yi Lung Agricultural Co., has been struggling with the management of his banana field for many years given its vast area and few employees. However, digital and precise applications have improved Mr. Yu’s efficiency and have increased his production by making data-driven decisions about where and when to deploy workers to perform certain tasks that will derive positive outcomes.
Banana
Dragon Digital Farm
How to solve labor shortage for dragon fruit farms?
Dragon fruit is popular for its nutritional and medicinal benefits. The primary production zone is in Pingtung in the south of Taiwan. With a long harvest period of seven months, farmers seek for technologies that offer consistent lighting throughout changing seasons to ensure year-round production, stable prices and high margins. In addition, advance technologies can increase dragon fruit’s quality. Compared to past equipment, these agricultural technologies present a better solution for farmers to manage their fields and to mitigate labor shortage problems.
Dragon fruit
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The Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs has been running the Smart City Taiwan project since 2018. The project aims to utilize all types of smart technologies, such as, IoT, Big Data, and AI to effectively integrate local, industry, and civilian needs. Support from central government speeds up collaboration and integration between urban and rural areas and achieves local and industry innovation. The spread of smart applications in both cities and towns constructs a vision where people, companies, and government exist in harmony and drive local innovation. So far, smart solutions have covered 6 major aspects of civilian life including food, healthcare, housing, transportation, education and entertainment, and governance.
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