ICT specialist UCUBE announced on the 24th that it has signed a business agreement with the Korea Institute for Future Agriculture and is making a full-fledged entry into the smart agriculture market by releasing the AI-based integrated smart farm solution 'UCUBE Farm'. The Korea Institute for Future Agriculture is a specialized research institute that carries out the development of future agriculture based on ICT and data and response to changes in the agricultural environment. The two institutions plan to pursue all-round cooperation including joint research and development in the agricultural and food industry, technology exchange, expansion of field application, training of experts, discovery of new businesses, and promotion of domestic and international collaborative projects.
Ucube, an ICT company that grew from its public SI and SM business, has expanded into new businesses in various fields, including medical tourism and smart farming. This agreement marks the company's full-scale entry into the smart agriculture market, leveraging its integrated smart farm solution, "Ucube Farm."
Ucube Farm features an "AI Decision Support Smart Farm Complex Control System," which automatically controls optimal growing conditions by collecting and analyzing environmental data such as temperature, humidity, CO₂, nutrient solution, and solar radiation in real time. This is Korea's first integrated solution that uses AI to recommend cultivation strategies, irrigation timing, harvest timing, production forecasts, and economic analysis based on past cultivation history, weather information, and growth patterns.
This system offers benefits such as increased productivity, labor savings, reduced energy costs, and consistent quality, enabling even novice farmers to achieve stable cultivation. Equipped with a variety of equipment, including an automated irrigation and fertilization control system for open fields and a wireless data logger for environmental and soil analysis, it provides integrated support for various agricultural environments, including open fields, greenhouses, and plant factories.
In a field demonstration test conducted with the Jeonnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services last August, Ucube recorded results showing that its 'air heat/geothermal fusion heating and cooling system' reduced heating costs by up to 84.5% compared to existing diesel boilers.
Kim Jeong-beom, CEO of Ucube, said that this collaboration is a meaningful start that combines AI and data-based ICT technology with agricultural expertise, and that the company will also enhance its competitiveness in the smart farm sector by advancing intelligent control technology.
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