Korea: 5G Beginning to Show Agriculture Gains
KT CEO Hwang Chang-gyu suggested the world use 5G-based digital technologies to increase agricultural productivity and control livestock diseases, during a seminar hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy, on Wednesday, reports Kim Jee-Hee of Korea JoongAng Daily.
KT also inked a partnership with the UN organization to work together on innovating the farming industry on the sidelines of the conference.
Hwang, in his speech at the Digital Agriculture Transformation Seminar, said big data and 5G-based technologies can and are already contributing to disease control and boosting farming productivity.
While pointing out that some $60 billion is spent every year because of infectious diseases that affect humans and animals, he said KT has been contributing to reducing damages by cooperating with the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since 2016.
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