G20 Niigata Agriculture Ministers' Meeting took place at Toki Messe, Niigata City on May11-12, 2019. NARO displayed the research outcomes of Smart Agriculture utilizing ICT, Estimation of crop yield, Biological based disease and pest control/Biodiversity evaluation and New materials at the meeting venue.
Niigata City introduced its Smart Agriculture Demonstration Projects at the field tour after the meeting and NARO supported the demonstration of the autopilot rice transplanter. Field tour participants including agricultural ministers of G20 and guest countries as well as heads of international organizations shot the pictures of transplanter in work.
receiving the explanation of new material
(flourescent silk) of biological origin
the research results (UN Food and Agriculture
Organization Director - General Jose Graziano)
Participant capturing the transplanting operation
