The Agriculture sector has a great influence on the majority of Vietnamese people, but the proportion of agriculture contributing to the gross domestic product (GDP) is not high. As a leading enterprise in telecommunications and information technology, Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) is always wondering how it is possible to research and implement solutions, applications, and build a foundation for smart agriculture, which will help to ensure income for farmers from improving productivity and product quality ...
According to Mr. Tran Huu Quyen, General Director of VNPT Technology Joint Stock Company (VNPT Technology), the unit has focused on researching and applying IoT technology in agriculture since 2016, with the name of agricultural solutions. Smart Industry - ONE Farm is built on ONE IoT platform. This solution serves both the cultivation and livestock sectors thanks to the ability to measure soil parameters, the environment and propose irrigation time, lighting time suitable for each stage for farming farms. The solution also promotes convenience on livestock farms in managing all stages such as feeding, lighting, egg harvesting, manure collection, heating ...
Currently, VNPT Technology has invested in building an agricultural laboratory at the high-tech complex (Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park) to serve the research, development, and improvement of technologies in practical farming on many types of crops as well as cultivation methods. Smart agriculture solutions of VNPT Technology have been deployed to customers in many provinces such as Bac Ninh, Ninh Binh, Phu Yen, Binh Duong, ... bringing many positive results.