The APTERR Secretariat team, led by Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, General Manager along with Mr. Aro Kasakawa, Japanese Expert, and the APTERR Staff, visited Kubota Farm, Chonburi, Thailand, on 7 August 2025.
The APTERR Secretariat team visited several zones at the Kubota Farm, the first educational and experiential modern farm in Southeast Asia, where farmers and visitors can explore and experience modern agricultural innovations. The precision rice farm and crop rotation zone demonstrated precision farming, including zero broadcast solutions, an automatic direction system utilising GNSS technology and agricultural drones. In this zone, the APTERR Secretariat team participated in the activity to check whether the rice seedlings were ready to receive nutrients from fertilisers.
To gain an immersive experience with Kubota’s agricultural machinery and its alignment with farming practices, the APTERR Secretariat team had an opportunity to operate a Kubota Tractor in the Innovation experience zone.
In addition to the above-mentioned zones, there are also other interesting zones including Para rubber and oil palm zone, which presents the implementation of multiple cropping techniques through the effective use of technology and Kubota’s products, and New theory agriculture zone, which introduces the sufficiency economy philosophy and a new agriculture theory as a guiding principle for effective land management.
Through the field study at Kubota Farm, the APTERR Secretariat team gained knowledge and understanding on agriculture innovation and innovative farming.
