農業零碳技術與管理創新研究中心: https://labspotlight.ntu.edu.tw/labs/47 擁抱綠色未來，臺灣2050淨零轉型 人類活動方式的改變以及追求工業化的快速發展，過多的溫室氣體排放，使得溫室效應日漸嚴重，全球暖化和氣候變遷成為迫切棘手的氣候危機。過去數十年來，全球暖化所帶來的影響，包括海平面上升、極端氣候現象、土地沙漠化等，對生態系、水土資源及人類生命安全皆造成嚴重的傷害。極端氣候的議題引發國際的高度重視，聯合國氣候大會呼籲各國採取積極的行動，將全球溫室氣體排放量在2030年前減半，並在2050年達到淨零，如此一來才能將全球溫度上升控制在1.5°C 以內。因此，多數國家已將淨零排放設定為國家發展目標（如：英國的綠色工業革命、日本的2050碳中和綠色成長戰略等），2050淨零儼然成為全球趨勢。身為地球村的一份子，臺灣如同其他國家，於2021年4月22日世界地球日宣布2050淨零轉型成為臺灣的發展目標，並制定關鍵策略計畫來推動行動以達成目標。 臺大推動淨零碳排，為淨零發展注入學術能量
Achieving Net-zero Emissions and Leading Sustainable Development in Taiwan at the Agricultural Net-Zero Carbon Technology and Management Innovation Research Center Changes in human activities and the pursuit of rapid industrialization have resulted in excessive greenhouse gas emissions. This has caused the greenhouse effect to gradually worsen in severity, with global warming and climate change now viewed as urgent and challenging climate crises. Over the past several decades, the effects of global warming, such as rising sea levels, extreme weather phenomena, and desertification, have caused severe damage to ecosystems, water and soil resources, and the safety of human life. The issue of extreme weather has attracted a great deal of international attention. The United Nations Climate Change Conference has called on all countries to take aggressive action to halve global greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, so as to limit the global temperature rise to <1.5°C. As a result, many countries have set net-zero emissions as a national development goal (e.g., the UK’s Green Industrial Revolution and Japan’s Green Growth Strategy Toward 2050 Carbon Neutrality), and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 is a global policy trend. As a member of the “global village,” Taiwan, along with several other countries, announced transformation to net-zero emissions by 2050 as its key development goal on Earth Day, April 22, 2021, and formulated a critical strategic plan to promote actions that can help to achieve this goal.
政策及法規的擬定需要科學研究的佐證及支持，為了協助臺灣的農業淨零碳排施政目標，臺大生農學院基於學校既有的生態、生物、農業等領域之研究中心與實驗林的研究資源，整合來自教育部、農業部以及國家科學及技術委員會的資金，成立農業零碳技術與管理創新研究中心（以下簡稱農碳中心），以農業淨零之「減量」、「增匯」、「循環」及「綠趨勢」為四大策略，研發農業零碳科技以及創新的管理方式，並發揮學術能量於產官學研界當中，為農業零碳的策略制定及執行方向提供紮實的科學證據。農碳中心致力於整合性負碳耕作系統、森林創新負碳技術與管理、畜牧業創新淨零碳排技術與管理、農業環境智慧碳收支監測及碳權交易制度與碳匯管理策略，為中心重要的研究方向。為了進行研究，農碳中心結合學校內部多個學院系所（如：農化系、農藝系、園藝系、生工系），以及校外學術單位(如：中央研究院)，整合不同領域的專業人才，積極研發前瞻科技，促進跨學科的知識及技術，以達到減少碳排放及增加農業碳匯之目標。
台大農業試驗場安康分場的土壤減碳和增匯試驗 政策及法規的擬定需要科學研究的佐證及支持，為了協助臺灣的農業淨零碳排施政目標，臺大生農學院基於學校既有的生態、生物、農業等領域之研究中心與實驗林的研究資源，整合來自教育部、農業部以及國家科學及技術委員會的資金，成立農業零碳技術與管理創新研究中心（以下簡稱農碳中心），以農業淨零之「減量」、「增匯」、「循環」及「綠趨勢」為四大策略，研發農業零碳科技以及創新的管理方式，並發揮學術能量於產官學研界當中，為農業零碳的策略制定及執行方向提供紮實的科學證據。農碳中心致力於整合性負碳耕作系統、森林創新負碳技術與管理、畜牧業創新淨零碳排技術與管理、農業環境智慧碳收支監測及碳權交易制度與碳匯管理策略，為中心重要的研究方向。為了進行研究，農碳中心結合學校內部多個學院系所（如：農化系、農藝系、園藝系、生工系），以及校外學術單位(如：中央研究院)，整合不同領域的專業人才，積極研發前瞻科技，促進跨學科的知識及技術，以達到減少碳排放及增加農業碳匯之目標。
除了安康試驗場之外，農碳中心的智慧溫室透過自動化系統與多種高科技設備及技術掌控溫室的動態數據，以精準化、自動化栽培網紋洋香瓜為目標，研究農業循環經濟，促進農業的永續發展。智慧溫室具備：
NTU Experimental Farm, Ankang Branch: Soil carbon reduction and enhanced carbon sink experiments
以上的技術希望能在未來透過智慧農業的方式，來達到少人力的耕作條件下，透過科技的輔助達到高產和高經濟價值之農業生產目標。
NTU Comprehensive Smart Greenhouse: Combining interdisciplinary technologies to drive the development of smart agriculture
農碳中心的人才培育策略
- Solar Power System: The solar power system utilizes sunlight to provide a partial electricity supply to the greenhouse, reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions.
- Smart Skylight: The system can be controlled by setting an automatic schedule or operated manually. When the temperature is too high, the system can rapidly discharge hot air from within the greenhouse, and the installed automatic water curtain and negative-pressure electric fans are used for cooling. This prevents crop growth from being negatively affected by heat stress.
- Dynamic Crop Cultivation Calendar: The research team uses the dynamic crop cultivation calendar as a management model for crop growth and precise cultivation through real-time data collection and dynamic adjustments.
- Drone Cruise Crop Positioning: Cantaloupe monitoring is achieved by designating a set path for the drone to follow, using the drone to photograph crop growth automatically along this route, measuring the spatial location of crops, and submitting this data to a monitoring platform in real-time.
- Robotic Arms: The arms are used to measure plant height, internode distance, and number of internodes. Using this data, 3D image reconstruction of crops allows staff to understand the actual growth status of plants and helps in the precise application of fertilizer.
- Nutrient Solution Circulating System: Conserves water and fertilizer and monitors the status of plant nutrient absorption.
- Artificial Intelligence Crop Disease Identification: Allows the researcher to quickly identify diseases and protect crops.
- The Queen-free Beehive Pollination System: Ensures efficient pollination to achieve higher yields.
It is hoped that the above technologies can be utilized in future smart agricultural methods to achieve technology-assisted high yields and high economic value agricultural production goals with less manpower.
除了校內各專業領域（如：土壤環境、微生物、工程、人文社科等）教師成立的跨領域合作以及整合各研究中心的資源外，農碳中心目前也在執行國科會、農業部、環境部、教育部的計畫，並與臺灣企業（如：群創光電、臺灣雀巢等）進行產學合作，除了取得經費贊助之外，中心的學生也能與產業界專業人士進行交流，學習課程之外的實戰經驗。為了讓農業能成為國際化產業，中心也大力地創造國際合作機會。過去幾年來，農碳中心已與法國國家農業食品與環境研究院（National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment, INRAE）、荷蘭瓦赫寧恩大學（Wageningen University & Research, WUR）、法國波爾多大學（University of Bordeaux, UoB）簽署協議，共同研究提案與聯合研究中心，也與日本的東京大學、京都大學、筑波大學、農研機構（National Agriculture and food Research Organization, NARO）討論雙邊合作，透過國際交流，共同建立整合性負碳農業系統，並結合精準農業、有機農業發展增加農業碳匯的技術，同時也針對農業減排的技術性問題共同研發創新的解決方案，一同達到農業淨零的最大可能性。
Since the establishment of net-zero emissions as a key developmental goal in many countries, in addition to reducing carbon emissions and enhancing carbon sinks, many other carbon-related systems have been slowly established internationally, such as carbon tax, fee, and exchange. Therefore, in addition to training talents in crop science, agronomy, and soil science, talent development programs focused on agricultural engineering, agricultural economics, and agricultural law have also become key to training specialists. In order to train specialists in the agricultural environment, ANZC provides students with opportunities to participate in research programs and academic exchanges in Taiwan and abroad. Industrial-academic collaborations with manufacturing companies also provide students with experiences to learn from industry professionals and encourage industry personnel to further their studies. At the same time, through scholarships, basic training, and the provision of research topics, students can obtain sound professional knowledge regarding reducing agricultural carbon emissions and enhancing carbon sinks, along with training in carbon emission measurement, inventory, and inspection techniques.
ANZC-related collaboration experience
In addition to establishing interdisciplinary collaborations between university faculty from various professional fields (e.g., soil environment, microbiology, engineering, and humanities) and integrating resources from different research institutes, the ANZC is currently implementing projects for the National Science and Technology Council, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Environment, and the Ministry of Education, in addition to conducting industrial-academic collaborations with Taiwanese companies (e.g., Innolux Corporation and Nestlé Taiwan). Besides being supported in securing funding, ANZC students can interact with industry professionals and gain practical experience beyond the classroom. In order to internationalize Taiwan’s agricultural industry, ANZC has also created international collaboration opportunities. Over the last few years, ANZC has signed agreements to establish joint research proposals and centers with the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment in France, Wageningen University and Research, and the University of Bordeaux. The ANZC has also discussed bilateral collaboration with Japan’s University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, the University of Tsukuba, and the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization. Through hosting international exchanges, the ANZC will jointly establish an integrated carbon-negative agricultural system and combine precision agriculture with organic agricultural development to enhance agricultural carbon sinks. At the same time, this will facilitate joint research and development regarding innovative solutions to the problems of agricultural emission reduction technology and maximize the possibility of achieving agricultural net-zero emissions.
Future outlook and prospects of the ANZC
Distinguished professor Yu-Pin Lin, dean of the College of Bioresources and Agriculture, has stated that promoting Taiwan's agricultural technology and academic strength to the international community and encouraging increased collaborations and exchanges with top international institutions are the primary goals of the ANZC. In the future, the ANZC hopes to export technologies used in the Center so that the highlights of Taiwan and NTU’s agricultural technology development can be showcased internationally. At the same time, in the future, periodic international workshops and seminars regarding how to achieve carbon-negative agricultural emissions can be arranged to promote the exchange of knowledge and technology internationally; a mechanism for collaboration between the areas of research and teaching can be established; more opportunities can be offered for further education and internships both in Taiwan and overseas; more interdisciplinary courses can be established; and a greater number of talents in the domain of agricultural net-zero emissions can be trained to solve the problem of insufficient talent, which exists at the current stage. The ANZC hopes to obtain more funding to optimize its high-tech hardware and equipment and recruit more international talents to conduct joint research. Most importantly, the Center hopes to provide insights into the net-zero evaluation framework and methodology for Taiwan’s 2050 net-zero goal and contribute to Taiwan’s agricultural zero carbon blueprint and the path toward its implementation.
