Growing Ngoc Linh ginseng by aeroponics method on an industrial scale is the project of two friends Nguyen Huu Tuan and Hoang Diem Hang - students of Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry. This project has just won the first prize of Luong Van Can Talent Award in 2019 with a total value of 100 million VND.

Herbal ingredients 4.0

According to the research team, Ngoc Linh ginseng is a valuable medicinal herb in Vietnam. However, this source of pharmaceutical materials is increasingly scarce, at risk of extinction due to over-exploitation but lack of conservation. That is not to mention due to high demand, the real ginseng market, fake ginseng confused, difficult to distinguish. Meanwhile, the cultivation and exploitation of medicinal herbs in our country is still spontaneous, small in scale, highly dependent on geography, weather and seasons; The lack of a sustainable development orientation also leads to unstable output, quality and prices of pharmaceutical materials.

Currently, there are many popular methods to grow Sam Ngoc Linh, including cultivated by soil (land), hydroponics (water). However, the above methods do not bring economic efficiency, quantity and quality.

A special feature of this method is the application of 4.0 technology to optimize the environment, the temperature of growing ginseng, thereby producing superior yield and quality.

In addition, growers can monitor ginseng 24/24 through environmental parameters including temperature, air humidity, light intensity, soil moisture and CO2 concentration. On that basis, growers have an appropriate adjustment to help the tree grow stably.

In addition, this method also helps healthy seedlings, disease-free, high uniform rates. Application of technology in growing ginseng also helps users to trace the origin of goods, the time of plant growth and development.

According to Diem Hang, the team applied three main 4.0 technologies including IoT technology (everything connected) to create a farming model to ensure stable output and quality, Blockchain used for traceability, quality and product certification, Big data application giant information resources to identify the right customers, reduce marketing costs.