KS Pharm (CEO Kang Seongmin) announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), the national university of Malaysia, for cooperation in smart farm construction and cultivation technology.
This agreement aims to jointly develop a smart farm model suitable for the local environment in Malaysia, based on KS Pharm's expertise in smart farm design and construction, as well as its know-how in crop cultivation and operation. The company also seeks to explore expansion into the broader Southeast Asian region in the future.
Last November, KS Pharm collaborated with domestic companies to establish a Korean-style smart farm environmental control system, as well as nutrient solution and irrigation systems, at UPM's local farm. Building on these efforts, a local demonstration project was conducted. By applying environmental management methods and crop operation processes tailored to Malaysia's climate and cultivation conditions, the company went beyond simply introducing equipment and verified cultivation standards and operation manuals that can be implemented locally.
This MOU was signed based on the results of these local demonstration projects, with UPM's professors and officials visiting Korea this month. During their visit, UPM representatives toured KS Pharm's smart farm greenhouse in Boryeong and visited Yeonam College, an institution specializing in smart agriculture education and research, where they directly observed the operational structure and education-linked model of Korean smart farms.
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