Initiatives in the primary industries (agriculture, forestry, and fisheries) utilizing advanced technology of the NTT group

Abstract

Currently in Japan, primary industries such as agriculture are facing problems including a shrinking working population, an aging working population, and a decreasing area of agricultural land. Agritech—which utilizes the Internet of Things, big-data analysis, artificial intelligence (AI), and robot technology in the agricultural industry—is attracting attention as a trump card to solve these problems. In this article, concrete initiatives involving agritech, focusing on utilization of the NTT Group’s AI-related technology called corevo®, are introduced, and future directions are discussed.