IoTと稲作効率化による持続可能な農業の実現
Achieving Sustainable Agriculture through IoT and Rice Efficiency

神奈川県内の稲作において、水田の水位・水温の管理は良質な稲を育てるために必要な作業になるが、高齢化が進み労働力が不足している農家にとっては負担になっている。NTT東日本ー南関東は、AI/IoTなどの先進技術の活用が、農業分野における喫緊の課題である「担い手不足の解消が国内農業の持続可能な発展につながる」ことに有効な手段と考え、地域情報基盤（ローカル5G、LPWA等のネットワーク）構築によるスマート農業の活用に取り組んでおり、地域農家と協力しIoT技術による稲作効率化の実証実験に至った。

In rice cultivation in Kanagawa Prefecture, the management of water level and water temperature in paddy fields is necessary to grow high-quality rice, but it is becoming a burden for farmers who are aging and have a shortage of labor. NTT EAST - South Kanto believes that the use of advanced technologies such as AI/IoT is an effective means to solve the urgent problem in the field of agriculture, which is that solving the shortage of players will lead to the sustainable development of domestic agriculture, and has been working on the use of smart agriculture by building a regional information infrastructure (Networks such as local 5G and LPWA). In cooperation with local farmers, the company has conducted a demonstration experiment to improve rice cultivation efficiency using IoT technology.

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