Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO

To transform unutilized local organic resources (such as livestock manure, food waste, and sewage sludge) into valuable assets, we are engaged in the research and development of next-generation composting technologies. At the core of our work is the development of a highly efficient composting process utilizing Closed Vertical Composters. Moving away from traditional operations reliant on intuition and experience, we are researching AI-driven automatic aeration control technologies. By maintaining optimal aerobic fermentation, we aim to simultaneously improve compost quality and reduce power consumption during operation. We are also currently developing a cloud-based system to manage the quality data of the produced compost.
By integrating AI and cloud technologies with environmental engineering, we are committed to contributing to the real-world implementation of a sustainable and smart regional resource circulation model.