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ADKK performed an experimental study on strawberry growth environment visualization using the “Smart Agricultural System” developed by the US headquarters. This experiment was conducted in Murata’s Family Farm, which is a dedicated strawberry farm in Ibaraki Prefecture. Murata’s Family Farm supplies famous fruit shops, confectionery shops and hotels with large-sized, high-quality strawberries known as “Murata Strawberries.” The cultivation of high-quality strawberries has required frequent measurement of growth environment data, such as temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide concentration and illuminance to maintaブラック ジャック ルール ディーラーe optimum growth environment. The problem is that such frequent measurement is burdensome for farmers.

ブラック ジャック ルール ディーラーe experiment of ADKK, multiple IoT sensor node devices were installed ブラック ジャック ルール ディーラーe strawberry greenhouse. Determining the optimum growth environment for strawberries is a complicated matter, and this system is aimed at visualizing and continuously monitoring conditions in order to efficiently increase the yield. Conventionally, farmers visited the greenhouse whenever they had to manually perform measurement of growth environment data. Now the aforementioned measurement can be performed on a remote monitor using PCs and smart phones. As data collection is automated, the burden on farmers is significantly reduced. In view of this experimental study, further efforts for “visualization” of the growth environment, such as accumulation of data, will be continued to establish a sensor system for agricultural process automation. The high-quality agriculture of Japan, which often depended on individual farmer skills, is confronting problems such as decrease of farmer population, skill succession and lack of successors. The Smart Agricultural System is expected to increase the efficiency and yield of Japanese agriculture. The experiment was a joint project with several domestic partner companies. Analog ICs of Analog Devices were installed ブラック ジャック ルール ディーラーe strawberry greenhouse to build an ecosystem in cooperation with its partners’ cloud systems, IoT system integrators and software.

Looking back on this experimental study, Mr. Mawatari made the following comments: “I believe that Japan’s high-quality agriculture is a very competitive industry. When foreign tourists eat Japanese fruits, they are surprised with every aspect of their quality, such as taste, texture and appearance. Tourists buy expensive fruits and take them back home. High-quality agriculture is one of the industries in which Japan can take pride in. Many farmers devote their heart and soul into producing these products 24/7, 365 days a year. Often they are ブラック ジャック ルール ディーラーe greenhouse to collect data from early ブラック ジャック ルール ディーラーe morning to late at night. If this series of farming processes can be visualized by IoT, high-quality products can be produced with greater precision and efficiency. The experiment has just begun, but the fact that the research has been launched on the aforementioned topic is significant.”

The experimental study was conducted after being selected by JETRO for the Subsidy Program for Global Innovation Centers. Mr. Mawatari said, “We are very thankful that the government supported this private-sector project. Obviously it was helpful from a financial perspective, but it also allowed us to build good connections with partner companies and for the project to be smoothly executed.”

From the perspective of a foreign-affiliated company that has long been doing business in Japan, Mr. Mawatari explained the attractiveness of the Japanese market: “As can be seen from the fact that Japan is home to many Nobel Prize laureates in natural science, the country always has the potential to create innovation, and is an attractive market where many creative products are made.

Cameras, gaming devices, industrial equipment for factory automation, cars and advanced medical image apparatus are just some of the many ground-breaking products that have been developed in Japan. Working together with sophisticated clients ブラック ジャック ルール ディーラーis kind of environment is very beneficial for our company. Once a trusted relationship is built with Japanese clients, it is easy to do business with them as partners. This is also an advantage of the Japanese market, and this kind of environment is a major factor enabling performance of this project.”

He believes that business opportunities exist in “the challenges that Japan faces as a developed country.” ブラック ジャック ルール ディーラーe future, Japan will be as a developed country facing many social challenges, such as a labor shortage due to aging of the population. However, this adversity can be turned into an opportunity to create innovation, such as the Smart Agricultural System like this project, and will be an advantage for the Japanese market. We are considering to apply examples of successful projects in Japan to China and other Asian countries. From these point of view, the Japanese market is an important business base.”

Regarding future plans for the Smart Agricultural System, Mr. Mawatari said, “We would like to conduct a second experimental study if there is an opportunity. If the second experiment is successful, we will consider application of the system to high-quality Japanese fruit other than strawberries, such as melons, peaches and mangos. In addition, we wish to implement this project in farmlands in Niigata and Fukushima and across Japan. We will use our technological strengths to contribute to the future of Japanese agriculture.”