As AI becomes established as a core technology in agriculture, an academy to strengthen the AI and smart agriculture capabilities of future agricultural life‑science professionals was held at Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) and drew a strong response.

The JBNU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (Dean Chu Byung‑gil) and the Department of Agricultural Life Resources, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, jointly hosted the 'JBNU AI‑Based Digital Agriculture Academy' on November 18 at the JBNU International Convention Center.

About 100 people, including university students and young farmers, attended the event to explore the changes in future agriculture driven by AI and digital technologies.

The academy was organized as part of the Glocal University 30 Project at JBNU, within the region‑coexistence core project 'JUIC‑Triangle.' It attracted strong interest from participants across two sessions, 'Understanding Digital Agriculture' and 'The Future of Digital Agriculture.'

In the first session, 'Understanding Digital Agriculture,' JBNU Professors Kim Tae‑gon and Yun Kyung‑dam delivered lectures entitled 'Understanding Agricultural Data' and 'Concepts and Applications of Crop Modeling,' respectively. An industry expert then presented cases of model application in real agricultural settings, providing an opportunity to integrate theory and practice.

In the second session, 'The Future of Digital Agriculture,' experts from the Agricultural Satellite Center and the Supercomputing Center presented on 'Applications of Satellite‑Based Agriculture for Future Farming' and 'Understanding and Applying Supercomputers,' offering a blueprint for the agricultural innovation that cutting‑edge technologies can bring.

Chu Byung‑gil, Dean of the JBNU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, said, "This academy has served as an important opportunity for regional agricultural talent to enhance their expertise in AI‑based digital agriculture. We will expand collaboration with the Rural Development Administration and industry to establish JBNU as a hub for digital agriculture education and research, and take the lead in strengthening the international competitiveness of AI‑based agricultural life‑science technologies."

Certificates of completion bearing the joint names of the Dean of the JBNU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Head of the Department of Agricultural Life Resources at the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences will be issued to participants.