LG Electronics (066570.KS) is supporting smart farm experiential education in elementary school classrooms using its home plant cultivator, the LG Tiiun Mini.
LG Electronics held the launch ceremony for the "Green Button Supporters" program with the Gyeongbuk headquarters of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (Nonghyup) at the headquarters' small auditorium on the 28th. The event was organized to provide nature-based educational opportunities that combine digital technology with agriculture.
The program is being jointly conducted by LG Electronics and Nonghyup's Gyeongbuk headquarters, targeting 23 elementary schools in the Gyeongbuk region. LG Electronics is providing 440 LG Tiiun Mini units and briefed teachers attending the launch ceremony on how to use the product and cultivate plants to ensure the experiential activities run smoothly.
LG Electronics expects the program to help students understand the cultivation process by growing plants themselves in an IT-based smart cultivation environment, while fostering emotional stability and a positive perception of nature in daily life.
Nonghyup's Gyeongbuk headquarters has supported the creation of school gardens as part of plant cultivation education. The organization adopted the LG Tiiun Mini, which allows plants to be grown regardless of season, recognizing the need to provide a stable cultivation environment even during periods when plant growth is difficult, such as midsummer heat or winter. This marks the first time the LG Tiiun Mini has been supplied on a large scale for educational purposes.
LG Electronics has continued its social contribution activities, including donating LG Tiiun Mini units to hospitals to help patients' psychological stability and participating in regular sponsorship programs supporting children's dreams and hopes by providing the product to sponsors.
The LG Tiiun Mini is a plant lifestyle appliance that allows anyone to easily grow plants by inserting a seed kit, replenishing water and nutrients, and turning on the light-emitting diode (LED) lighting. Its compact size and light weight allow it to be placed in various spaces, including bedside tables, office desks, and dining tables.
"Through the LG Tiiun Mini, we will continue various activities so that more people can easily and conveniently experience plant life," said Yoon Sung-woon, head of the HS/ES Advanced Business Development Office at LG Electronics' HS Business Division.
