Jordan-Japan Joint Seminar on Smart Agriculture

 

On Monday, November 28, the Embassy of Japan in Jordan and the Hashemite University organized a seminar entitled “Smart Agriculture Featuring Human-Machine Cooperation: Development and Implementation of Robot”.

Dr. KATAHIRA Mitsuhiko, Professor at Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Food, Life, and Environmental Sciences at Yamagata University, joined the seminar remotely from Japan. During the seminar, he introduced the concept of smart agriculture and the concrete examples of utilizing modern technology in the field of agriculture inside Japan.  He also shed light on the future of agricultural sector by making the most of the smart technology. 

 Mr. OKUYAMA Jiro, Ambassador of Japan to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, expressed his gratitude for the Hashemite University’s cooperation for holding the seminar on the integration between one of the fundamental issues for the human being, agriculture, and the state-of-the-art technology. He emphasized Japan’s enthusiasm to strengthen cooperation with Jordan in many fields.

         Dr. Fawwaz Al-Abed Al-Haq, President of Hashemite University, welcomed Dr. KATAHIRA and the attendees,