(Inje=Yonhap News) Reporter Kang Tae-hyun = On the 5th, Inje County, Gangwon Province announced that the smart farm greenhouse operated by the local agricultural technology center has become a popular destination for regional experiential learning.
So far, a total of 500 people from local kindergartens and other institutions have visited the smart farm 48 times.
Children have had a unique experience observing subtropical plants such as bananas, coffee, and grapefruit directly.
The renewable energy smart farm greenhouse, which spans a total of 4,950 square meters, was completed last year.
The greenhouse operates the most advanced cultivation system using waste heat from the incinerator and solar power in the adjacent environmental resources center.
The smart farm is being used as a variety of on-site practical training education sites for future farmers, returnees to farming, agricultural research groups by crop, and chrysanthemum bonsai education.
In March, the success of tomato cultivation through on-site practical "smart bed" training demonstrated the effectiveness of technology-centered education, according to the self-assessment.
A county official said, "The smart farm greenhouse is playing a significant role as a practical space for farmers and an experiential space for children," and added, "We will operate various education and programs to make many people feel familiar with agriculture."