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Policy Strategies to Enhance the Sustainability of Non-Timber Forest Product Production through Open-Field Smart Agriculture Technologies
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AuthorKoo, Jachoon
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Publication Date2026.01.29
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Purpose of Research
○ The objective of this study is to propose a direction for smart mountain-type forestry that can enhance the productivity and sustainability of forest product production by restructuring open-field smart farming technology to suit the mountainous environment. The forest product production industry is facing a structural crisis as the climate crisis, labor force reduction, and consumption contraction emerge simultaneously. Mountainous areas are subject to greater constraints of slope and accessibility, making cultivation more difficult than in open fields, and thus require more precise and smart management. However, smart farming has developed primarily for agriculture, with standards tailored to farmland, and forest product production has been excluded from the policies of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. The Korea Forest Service has also not sufficiently promoted the digital transformation of the production sector, leaving a significant gap. Accordingly, this study evaluates whether open-field smart farming technologies-such as soil sensors, weather sensors, pest/disease sensors, drones, operating machinery, video monitoring, and automatic control devices-can be utilized in mountainous areas. Furthermore, it reviewed the feasibility of their adoption and complementary elements based on mountainous characteristics like slope, accessibility, communication infrastructure, and ownership structure. The ultimate goal of this research is to present concrete directions for the smart transformation of forest product cultivation based on these analyses.
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