Grape idea: Hokkaido University's sustainable robots offer respite for wine and pumpkin farmers in Japan
Grape idea: Hokkaido University’s sustainable robots offer respite for wine and pumpkin farmers in Japan Robots developed by researchers at Hokkaido University are being trialled at a Japanese vineyard, Hokkaido Wine, for pesticide spraying and weed control. As one of the oldest wineries in Hokkaido founded in 1974, the firm produces 2,000 kL annually, with just 81 employees. “ There is a shortage of people on our farm and we cannot do enough weeding and pesticide application,” said Kimihiro Shimamura, president of Hokkaido Wine, and second-generation farm...
Source: foodnavigator-asia.com