Vietnam: Smart agriculture produces high melon yield

Since late December 2015, in the Agricultural High-tech Park (AHTP), a poly-greenhouse covering an area of 1,000 square meters, where melons are grown with automatic technology, has been in operation.

More than two tons of melons have been sold recently. A representative of AHTP said with the new cultivation method, the yield is 10 percent higher than the traditional method, while the quality is higher.

Growing melon with automatic technology is a part of the project co-implemented by the Quang Trung Software High-tech Park (QTSC), GCS and AHTP Management Board.

The first product of the project is the Smart Agri management system which allows farmers to plan cultivation, estimate costs and revenue, collect information about temperature, humidity, light and pH level and regulate devices so as to ensure the standard environment for the plants.

Smart Agri also helps analyze and assess quality and productivity, and set up the ecosystem for farmers, distributors and buyers to exchange information and experience.

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