Integrated Information System for Fruit Tree Cultivation
Republic of Korea
Integrated Information System for Fruit Tree Cultivation solution provides useful and timely information, on weather or insect pest outbreak forecasts for example, to help fruit tree farms prepare against potential risks and minimize losses. It applies smart farming to open fields and orchards, making diverse agricultural environment data available for public use. It provides helpful information to farmers through the Integrated Information System for Fruit Tree Cultivation, in cooperation with data portals of other agencies such as the Rural Development Administration’s Pesticide Safety Information System. The detailed functions include 1) Create a detailed weather map, and provide local weather forecasts 2) Detect, analyze and predict potential weather or climate events affecting fruit trees (via frost/ chilling/ high heat/ high night heat damages, etc.) 3) Predict potential insect pest or disease outbreaks (affecting grapes, pears, apples and peaches) 4) Conduct research on fruit tree growth stages 5) Provide mobile version of Integrated Information System for Fruit Tree Cultivation (allowing farmers to access weather forecasts from their fields) 6) Develop and apply smart farming technologies for grape production and open field orchards
Digital Solution (DS) Category
Digital Agriculture
Digital Agrifood Services
Digital Solution Type (sub-category)
Weather forecasting services, Pest and disease management
Supply chain management, Value chains management
Delivery type (format)
Internet of Things / sensors
Web based platform
DS supplier-user category
Government to business
Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)
Government agency
Name of supplier/developer
Fruit Tree R&D Office, Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Hwaseong
Primary Users
Farmers , Value chain actors
Digital Solution Development Stage
Commercial stage (broad use use locally)
Number of users or subscribers
Measurable positive impact(s) by Digital Solution (DS) on target users and/or audience
Minimized damage to or losses for farms, through provision to them of open access to information for fruit tree growing (re: flowering date predictions, potential risks, etc.)
Digital Solution Geographic scope
All over Korea
Name of Digital village(s), districts, communes where DS is used/deployed
On-line resource links (Web-page links, links to videos, links to reports, etc)
DS Links to FAO, UN and other Development agencies projects, initiatives and programmes