SmartFarm Korea
Republic of Korea
SmartFarm Korea is building an optimum crop-growing environment through an open and integrated data platform for smart farming. It collects, analyses and processes smart farm operation datasets, providing information on smart farming practices. SmartFarm Korea offers a library of greenhouse horticultural crop and livestock farming datasets through a service called Smartfarm Datamart. Currently, this database includes data on seven greenhouse horticultural crops – tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, strawberries, sweet peppers, cucumbers, eggplants and oriental melons – as well as livestock production for beef cattle, dairy cattle, pigs and poultry. The datasets in Smartfarm Datamart have been collected since 2016. Additionally, the platform offers a self-assessment tool for livestock farmers seeking to boost their productivity and sales through advanced technologies and data-driven farm operations. This tool allows farmers to gauge their digital readiness for using a big data analytics platform by inputting details about their farms, such as the livestock species they raise, their breeding environments, the diseases or pests they encounter and other farm operations.
Digital Solution (DS) Category
Digital Agriculture
Digital Agrifood Services
Digital Solution Type (sub-category)
Urban agriculture, indoor farming, Livestock management & animal health
Digital marketing and trading
Delivery type (format)
Web based platform
Big Data
DS supplier-user category
Government to business
Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)
Multi-partners
Name of supplier/developer
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA)
Primary Users
Farmers , Agribusiness / private company
Digital Solution Development Stage
Commercial stage (widespread use nationally)
Number of users or subscribers
As of May 2022 there were over 10.3 billion (10,383,148,324) data entries registered in the SMARTFARM KOREA website. Today the platform is being used by 458 greenhouse horticultural farms, 270 open-field farms, 385 beef cattle farms, 178 dairy cattle farms, 172 pig farms and 16 poultry farms.
Source: Developer website
Measurable positive impact(s) by Digital Solution (DS) on target users and/or audience
1. Enhance operational efficiency of smart farms by providing them open access to farming resources and information (government assistance programs, training, crop/ livestock growth and environment data, etc.) 2. Accumulate sufficient public datasets for comprehensive viewing and monitoring of statuses of smart farms, businesses, and public institutions
Source: Developer website
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