Smart Farm Lab
Country : Thailand
Region/Province : Chiang Mai province
Topography: The Chiang Mai area is on average at 300 m (1,000 ft) elevation, and surrounded by the mountain ranges of the Thai highlands.
Place of the pilot: Chang Khlan Sub-district
Pilot Type: Organic production and smart irrigation
Product(s): Vegetable
Objective(s): To control resource usage (water, fertilizer, pesticides), and to improve quality (decrease pesticide residuals, etc.)
Training Plan (Smart Farm Academy)
Physical Training Plan
1 Recruit farmers to participate the training
2 The first physical workshop: introduction to Smart farming and introduction to E-learning platform usage
3 Workshop at the Smart Farm Lab
4 Self learning via E-learning platform (480 minutes within 4-8 weeks)
5 The second physical workshop: discussion, assessment and feedback
Hybridge/Virtual Training Plan
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we proposed to organize training into hybridge/virtual for social distancing.
Two main activities:
1 Train the trainers
- Virtual field trip activity
- Smart farmers (G2) are trained to use the online training equipment and presentation skill.
- 5 days training
2 Train the farmers
- Farmers (G1) participlat hybridge/virtual training
- 40 days training
- 4 training modules:
- Farm Management
- Smart Farm technology
- Digital Marketing
- Agricultural Standard (GAP and Organic)
- Training duration: 1 month/module
- Activities
- Seminar (theory): 1 hour
- Virtual Field Trip (VFT): 1 hour
- Workshop (practice): 2 hours
- Special session: Bi-weekly
Training Activities
First training (physical training)
Training Date: 25 – 26 February 2020
Location: G’s Park Learning Center, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Training Participants (Trainees): Total 22 persons
- Researchers and Officers: 7 persons
- Student (Computer Engineering): 5 persons
- Farmers: 10 persons
Training topics
- Cultivation Farming
- Livestock Farming
- Digital Architecture Overview
- Smart Monitoring
- Agricultural Standardization
- Decision Modeling
- Smart Farming Components
- Business Modeling
Second training (physical training)
Training Date: 29 September 2020
Location: Innovative Village Learning Center, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Training Participants (Trainees): Total 10 farmers
Training topics
- IoT Smart Farm
- Smart Irrigation System
- Applications of Smart Farm
- Workshop: Sensors installation, data interpretation and irrigation control
Virtual Farm Tour
Date: 12 March 2021
Location: Ginger Organic Farm, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Train the Trainers (hybridge training)
Training Date: 22-26 June 2021
Location: Innovative Village Learning Center, Chiang Mai, Thailand and Online
Training Participants (Trainees): Total 15 smart farmers
Training topics
- Virtual tour equipment
- Presentation skill
- Storyboard and Content creation
- Workshop: farm tour live 20 minutes
In progress: Train the Farmers (virtual training)
Training Date:
Duration/module:
Participlants:
Training type:
Training topics:
30 September 2021 – 7 January 2022
1 month/module
Farmers
Virtual training
- Module 1: Farm Management
- Module 2: Smart Farm
- Module 3: Digital Marketing
- Module 4: Agricultural Standard (GAP and Organic)
Country : Thailand
Region/Province : Khon Kaen province
Topography: Khon Kaen is on the Khorat Plateau, and is the center of the mid-northeastern provincial group of Thailand, according to the Thai government, and on average at 162 m (531 ft) elevation.
Place of the pilot: The Agricultural Technology Park, Khon Kaen university
Pilot Type: Organic beef comfort housing system under the tropical humid conditions
Product(s): Cattle
Objective(s): To increase cattle raising abilities (nutrition, living circumstances of cattle, and reduce cow stress), and to control resource usage (water, energy using solar cell system)
Training Activities
KKU SUNSpACe Workshop for Farmer:1 (physical training)
Training Date: 31st May 2021
Time: 9.00 am. – 3.00 pm. Thailand Time
Location:The Faculty of Business Administration and Accountancy, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen province, Thailand
Training Participants (Trainees): Total 55 smart farmers
Training topics: Workshop for Farmers Smart Agriculture for Smarter Life
KKU SUNSpACe Workshop for Farmer:2 (physical meeting)
Training Date:15th June 2021
Time: 9.00 am. – 3.00 pm. Thailand Time
Location: The Faculty of Business Administration and Accountancy, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen province, Thailand
Training Participants (Trainees): Total 58 smart farmers
Training topics: Workshop for Farmers Smart Agriculture for Smarter Life
KKU SUNSpACe Webinar for Professional:2021 (online workshop)
Training Date: 29th June 2021
Time: 9.00 am. – 3.00 pm. Thailand Time
Location: Online hosted by Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen province, Thailand
Participants : Total 198 persons
Topics:
- A virtual trip to KKU Smart Organic Cattle Housing
- A Virtual Trip to KKU Smart Vegetable Organic Farm
KKU Webinar: Ornamental Plants Varieties with Smart Technology (online workshop)
Training Date:18th August 2021
Time: 9.00 am. – 4.00 pm. Thailand Time
Location: Online, hosted by Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen province, Thailand
Participants : Total 93 persons
Topics:
- The Information of Ornamental Plants in charge in Thailand
- How to Cultivate Ornamental Plants Production?
Country : Thailand
Region/Province : Khon Kaen province
Topography: Khon Kaen is on the Khorat Plateau, and is the center of the mid-northeastern provincial group of Thailand, according to the Thai government, and on average at 162 m (531 ft) elevation.
Place of the pilot: The Agricultural Technology Park, Khon Kaen university
Pilot Type: Organic production
Product(s): Vegetable
Objective(s): To increase ability to cultivate (such as reserving resources, fertilizers, and pesticides, to control resource usage (water, fertilizer, pesticide), and to improve quality (decrease pesticide residuals, etc.)
Training Activity
KKU SUNSpACe Field Trip#1 (physical workshop)
Training Date: 6th September 2021
Time: 9.00 am. – 4.00 pm. Thailand Time
Location:Ban Nong Hoi, Tambon Loeng Tai, Amphoe Kosum Phisai, Maha Sarakham, Thailand
Participants : Total 22 farmers
Topics:
Visit Mr. Mongkol’s farm Head of Community Enterprise Group of Tambon Loeng Tai, Amphoe Kosum Phisai, Maha Sarakham