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WU Co-Hosted Climate Smart Agriculture Online International Training, with Participants from Eight Countries.

 WU Co-Hosted Climate Smart Agriculture Online International Training, with Participants from Eight Countries.

Walailak University co-hosted an international training program titled Climate Smart Agriculture: Smart Farming Practices Online Workshop in accordance with the United Nations (UN) in terms of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with 70 interested parties from eight countries.

Associate Professor Dr. Krisanadej Jaroensutasinee, the Director of the Center of Excellence in Ecoinformatics of Walailak University, revealed that the Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Centre for STEM Education (SEAMEO STEM-ED), the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and Walailak University's Center of Excellence for Ecoinformatics, organized an international training program on Smart Agriculture for Climate Change under the theme “Climate Smart Agriculture: Smart Farming Practices Online Workshop”. There were 70 participants from eight countries, including China, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand, via an online conference platform from Walailak University and Siam ruby Pomelo orchard, Nakhon Si Thammarat.

According to Associate Professor Dr. Krisanadej Jaroensutasinee, the training aimed to pass on Thailand's knowledge of smart agriculture to participants while also responding to the challenges of climate change, strengthening cooperation in adapting to changes in the agricultural sector, promoting and developing efficient agriculture, and preparing for food security. Significantly, this was consistent with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) No. 2 on "End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture", as well as No. 17 on "Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development".

WU Co-Hosted Climate Smart Agriculture Online International Training, with Participants from Eight Countries. WU Co-Hosted Climate Smart Agriculture Online International Training, with Participants from Eight Countries.

For the training activities sessions, there were workshops on topics such as using agricultural innovations to support climate change, applying technology to optimize farmland management, employing weather forecasts in cultivation, learning about the impact of weather conditions, using technology to assist in forecasting and warning systems, reducing the risk of inclement weather, and so on.

Furthermore, Associate Professor Dr. Krisanadej Jaroensutasinee stated that climate change affects agricultural crop production. As a result, smart farming has emerged as a primary goal for farmers in the twenty-first century. Farmers can save money, control crop quality, and create more efficient production standards if they use technology that collects data accurately and have the techniques to make decisions based on the right data.

"The Center of Excellence for Ecoinformatics has 15 years of experience in using sensor technologies, automated weather stations, soil measuring stations with soil moisture sensors, soil and leaf moisture sensors, air relative humidity sensors, environmental monitoring, IoT, and agriculture technologies. We are experts in the use of weather and soil data for smart farming. Therefore, participants are expected to effectively apply the knowledge gained as a result of this training to advance modern agriculture, apply technology, and develop agricultural systems in their own country to improve agricultural productivity and quality of life", said Associate Professor Krisanadej Jaroensutasinee.

 

 

Written by Mr. Theeraphong Nooplod, Division of Corporate Communication, Walailak University.

Translated by Mr. Akkapong Pakjan, School of Liberal arts, Walailak University.

Source: https://www.wu.ac.th/th/news/20267.


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