Aiming to control weather disturbances in Thailand and their direct impact on agriculture, a Thai farmer started implementing the smart farm system to promote and develop vegetable production, in addition to supporting the digital economy.

 

The smart farm system develops the farm's watering system automatically through the 'Smart Farm Kit' phone application, which is installed at a cheap price of about 1000 baht, the farmer, in the automatic irrigation system, can control the amount of water and set the time to turn on and off through the weather sensor system installed on the Smartphone.

 

Thailand's agriculture is characterized by its high competitiveness, diversity, and successful exports at the world level, as it owns about 138 million hectares of agricultural land, and agricultural production constitutes about 10.5 percent of Thailand's GDP.

 

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Uh-hu. So, wouldn't it be simpler to take a look out at the weather and flick a switch to turn on or off the irrigation system as needed? What value has the smartphone added here?

10 minutes ago, Antonymous said:

Uh-hu. So, wouldn't it be simpler to take a look out at the weather and flick a switch to turn on or off the irrigation system as needed? What value has the smartphone added here?

You can lay in bed and switch it on ????

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What I see in the picture doesn't look all that smart to me, rather third world.

Automatic irrigation systems have been around for decades. 

 

A farmer still has to make the rounds and check for insects and diseases.  Checking the moisture at the same time is no big deal. 

They really think a  smartphone is the answer to everything.

8 hours ago, Antonymous said:

Uh-hu. So, wouldn't it be simpler to take a look out at the weather and flick a switch to turn on or off the irrigation system as needed? What value has the smartphone added here?

It's a migrant with a watering can... 

5 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

Automatic irrigation systems have been around for decades

But not in Thailand.