Project Name：Raising Capability on Horticultural Crop Cultivation in Thailand through the Application of Smart Farming Systems

Project status：Projects in Operation

Cooperating Country：Asia-Pacific, Thailand

Project Description：

This project aims to assist the Royal Project Foundation (RPF) in implementing smart farming systems. It focuses on developing RPF personnel’s capability on establishing optimal cultivation models and enhancing agricultural extension through the assistance of various production devices and information technology for targeted horticultural crops. By practicing the concept of precision agriculture, this project reduces production costs, improves crop quality and yield, and increases farmers' income through rational use of pesticides, fertilization, and irrigation. In addition, it will also be conducive to establishing a low-resource-consumed  and sustainable agricultural environment in the mountainous areas of northern Thailand, achieving a win-win situation between agricultural production and environmental protection.

Implementation Start Date：2023-09-01

Implementation End Date：2026-08-31

Project Objectives：

1. Assisting the Royal Project Foundation of Thailand in implementing smart farming systems to enhance scientific research capabilities in agriculture field.

2. Developing the capability to establish the optimal cultivation model for the Royal Project Foundation.

3. Conducting various technical exchanges, personnel training, and capacity building works.

Executing Agency：

Taiwan Technical Mission in the Kingdom of Thailand / Royal Project Foundation (RPF)

Current Progress：

To the end of September 2024, the following activities have been completed:

1. Introduced smart agricultural systems and set up a total of 10 smart agricultural systems for greenhouses and open-air cultivation demonstration sites at the RPF foundation headquarters and workstations.

2. Invited 1 short-term expert to Thailand to provide guidance, conducted 3 technical training workshops, and trained 15 RPF staffs to set up, operate, and maintain smart agricultural systems.

3. Completed the second cultivation trials of four crops including melon, cherry tomato, tuberose and chrysanthemum. Collected data for analysis by using the smart agriculture systems.

4. Conducted 1 technical training on data reading and analysis with a total of 22 RPF staffs trained. Conducted 1 workshop on "Smart Agriculture Introduction" with a total of 50 RPF staffs participation.

5. Organized 1 study trip to Taiwan with 6 RPF staffs participating.

Project Performance：

Comparing with conventional methods, the cultivation model established by using the smart farming system increases the crop yield 10% and reduces the amount of chemical pesticides used 15% in the end of project period.

Project Contact：Ellie S. Y. Shen

Phone：+886-2-28886136

E-mail：s.y.shen@icdf.org.tw

Signing Date：2023-07-25

Cooperating Stakeholders：Royal Project Foundation

Mission：Taiwan Technical Mission in Thailand