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 March 2024, the following activities have been completed:

1. Assist the RPF to introduce smart agricultural systems and set up a total of 10 smart agricultural system greenhouses/open-air cultivation demonstration sites at the foundation headquarters and workstations.

2. 1 short-term expert visited Thailand to provide guidance and train 15 RPF personnel to set up, use and operate smart agricultural systems.

3. Conducted the first phase of cultivation trials of four crops including melon, cherry tomato, tuberose and chrysanthemum, and use the smart agriculture system to collect data.

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：Allison Hsu

Phone：+886-2-28886140

E-mail：h.l.hsu@icdf.org.tw

Signing Date：2023-07-25

Cooperating Stakeholders：Royal Project Foundation

Mission：Taiwan Technical Mission in Thailand