Agricultural Mechanization and Agricultural Engineering Research in Korea LEE YOUNG HEE National Institute of Agricultural Engineering Rural Development of Administration
Contents Change in agricultural situation Agricultural mechanization in Korea Agricultural engineering research in Korea
Circumstance of Agriculture Industry To face a crisis due to international agricultural regularity and domestic issues DDA, FTA, rice market opening Income gab between urban and rural communities, aging of farmers
Mission of Agricultural Engineering To apply engineering technologies to agriculture for increasing land productivity and decreasing cost of agricultural production To develop new and improved practices, technologies, and strategies for effectively managing agricultural resources
Agricultural Mechanization in Korea Supply of major agricultural machinery (unit: thousand) 1985 1990 1995 2000 2003 2005 Power tiller 62 41 80 7 1 1 Agricultural tractor 3 15 17 21 8 10 Transplanter 12 38 34 16 7 6 Combine 3 16 8 9 3 4 Crop security equipment 0 27 48 7 4 3 Grain dryer 1 10 18 3 2 2 Total 81 147 205 63 25 26
Possession of major agricultural machinery (unit: thousand) 1985 1990 1995 2000 2003 2005 Power tiller 589 751 869 939 858 820 Agricultural tractor 12 41 100 192 212 228 Transplanter 42 138 248 342 335 332 Combine 12 44 72 87 87 87 Crop security equipment - 51 241 397 376 393 Grain dryer 4 12 28 56 63 70 Total 659 1,037 1,558 2,013 1,931 1,930
Export of Agricultural Machinery Export amount of agricultural machinery by year (unit: thousand $) 1985 1990 1995 2000 2004 2005 Agricultural tractor 1,115 3,757 15,600 47,368 162,991 203,724 Agricultural engine 430 1,790 1,526 1,211 6,029 8,517 Small farming tool 1,891 2,436 2,396 16,236 9,382 8,699 Parts 395 5,349 15,979 28,622 42,404 46,779 Others 402 1,027 7,010 41,367 58,425 73,303 Total 4,233 14,359 42,511 134,804 279,231 341,022
Export amount by country (2005) (unit: thousand $) Country Amount Country Amount Country Amount USA 166,088 China 41,741 Japan 19,574 Australia 16,789 Indonesia 1,203 Taiwan 3,320 Malaysia 2,077 India 2,388 Vietnam 2,094 New Zealand 2,471 England 3,904 Spain 3,218 Sri Lanka 2,184 Portugal 3,570 France 3,580 Germany 1,628 Egypt 2,637 Others 62,556
Agricultural Engineering Research Academic Research Papers published for the recent 5 years Classification 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total Off-road machinery system 63 66 72 54 57 312(29.6) Agricultural product, food processing engineering Biological production facility and environmental engineering Biological process engineering Information process and interdisciplinary technology 24 44 53 49 63 233(22.1) 52 36 47 42 44 221(21.0) - 33 25 12 21 91(8.7) 58-41 35 43 177(16.8) Total 215 179 238 192 228 1,052(100%)
Applied Research Bio-production technologies to save labor and automate field operations for high productivity Post-harvest technologies to produce high quality and safe agricultural products, and improve the value for global competition Bio-resource technologies to save energy and develop alternative energy sources against high oil cost and exhaustion of fossil energy
Bio-production Agricultural machines for upland farming and horticulture production Animal management systems for livestock and sewage disposal Precision agriculture for information management
Post-harvest Machines for evaluating the quality of rice Storage systems for keeping fruits fresh Processing techniques for handling crops after harvest Non-destructive techniques for grading fruits or detecting contaminants in food Packaging and distribution techniques for agricultural products
Bio-resource Heating or cooling systems using geothermal energy for greenhouse Use of bio-materials for treating animal manure Reduction of energy use and damage due to natural disaster
Agricultural Machines for Bio-Production Mid-mount Tractor Mower Prototype mower with three blades (left) and mowing of grass (right) -Cutting height : 25 ~ 110 mm - Working performance : 0.7 hr/ha.
Spinach Harvester - Working performance : 46 hr/ha
Stone Picker - The range of stones size : 7.5 ~ 25 cm in diameter - Operating depth : 10cm
Automatic Transplanter for Red Pepper - Successful transplanting rate : 99.2% - Working performance : 23 hr/ha
Pneumatic Direct Rice Seeder - Used for planting rice into the soil in irrigated fields - Working performance :1.0 hr/ha
Map-based Variable Rate Fertilizer Applicator - A map is created with a mapping program while combining geographic information and site-specific fertilizer requirements - A PWM control algorithm was developed to change the motor speed, resulting in change in the application rate.
Sprayer System for Ginseng - Automatic traveling equipment and agricultural chemical spraying of machine controlled by a microcomputer
Agricultural Machines for Post-Harvest Grain Moisture Sensor - The sensor using radio frequency signals is used for measuring moisture content of rice - measurement error : ± 0.5%
Red Pepper Calyx Remover - Calyx of red-pepper is removed due to a difference in velocity made by two conveyers and a compression force caused by the conveyers and a tension spring
Integrated Processing System for Onion Harvests -The system includes three operations (peeling, washing, and packaging) - The system capacity : 320kg/hr.
Remote Control for Cold Storage House Using Mobile Phone -Voice information is sent to a controller to operate temperature and humidity using mobile phones -The system alarms operators through mobile phones
Rapid Detection of Bacterial Contaminants Using Electronic Nose Biosensors - The electronic nose system can detect odors of Salmonella Typhimurium when the concentration is 1.8x106 cfu/g.
Internal & External quality evaluation system of Korean red ginseng - The system consists of a feeder, a quality evaluation (internal and external) assembly. - The internal quality and external appearance can be detected by VIS/NIR techniques. * VIS : Visible Ray, NIR: Near Infrared Radiation
Machines for Use of Bio-resource Geothermal Heat Pump For Greenhouse - Installed in a depth of 3 m underneath the soil. - A inside temperature in a greenhouse could be maintained between 15 and 17