Installing smart irrigation system: New thinking of Nghe An farmers

Applying new technology in livestock and crop farming is also an inevitable direction in the current 4.0 era. In Nghe An, many farmers have applied digital technology in brackish shrimp farming, pig and chicken farming... reducing labor costs, bringing high economic efficiency.

In Tan Ky district, some households growing forestry seedlings in Tan Huong commune have also applied smart irrigation, bringing many benefits.

Mr. Tran Van Tu's family in Chau Nam hamlet, Tan Huong commune (Tan Ky) has been working in forestry nursery business since 2017. Mr. Tu said that in the first years, his family watered the plants manually, which not only made it difficult for them to stand in the sun for hours in the field to water, but also affected the plants, especially the newly sprouted seedlings, and wasted water resources. On days when the family had to go away, they could not water the plants.

In 2020, after consulting many documents, it was found that the smart irrigation system is easy to apply and brings many benefits, so Mr. Tu's family invested 20 million VND to install a smart irrigation system for a forestry nursery with an area of ​​500m2.².

Mr. Tu said that one of the biggest advantages of the smart irrigation system is the ability to save water. This system is designed to distribute water efficiently, avoiding waste and ensuring the correct water level for each irrigation area.

Another big advantage is that the system can be controlled and adjusted remotely via mobile applications, helping to monitor and manage the garden anywhere. Because the entire process is installed on the smartphone software, and the garden is also equipped with a surveillance camera.

Thanks to that, Mr. Tu's family no longer has to struggle when watering the nursery. During hot weather, just sit at home, open your phone, perform a few simple operations on the screen, and the entire sprinkler irrigation system will turn on at the time you want. Likewise, when the family has to go away, the nursery will automatically turn on watering according to your wishes.

Realizing the benefits of installing a smart irrigation system, many households in Tan Huong commune have come to learn and follow suit. Mr. Cao Xuan Loc, also in Chau Nam hamlet, Tan Huong commune, recently invested in installing a smart irrigation system for his family's forestry nursery.

Installing a smart irrigation system is not only a smart investment for farmers but also brings many great benefits to modern farming, from saving water to improving productivity and protecting the environment, while reducing the burden of manual work for farmers.

Mr. Le Duc Thuyen - Chairman of Tan Huong Commune People's Committee said: Currently, the commune has 286 nurseries of companies and households on an area of ​​nearly 35 hectares, with a total capacity of 160 million seedlings/year. From taking care of nurseries manually, watering with hand-held hoses, now, most households have invested in installing sprinkler irrigation systems, including households installing automatic irrigation systems installed on smartphones, bringing many practical benefits./.