NTT Docomo launches ICT project to up rice cultivation efficiency

Satoshi Koike, president of Tokyo-based vegetation science and technology venture Vegetalia Inc., explains a newly developed sensor that automatically measures data such as water temperature and depth at rice paddies during a press conference in Niigata city, northwestern Japan, on May 14, 2015. Farmers participating in the project, launched by NTT Docomo Inc., can check the data on their computers, thus making it easier for them to manage their fields more efficiently. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo