SMART FARMING
SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT
MODERN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMART FARMING
What is Smart Farming?
Smart agriculture is application of modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) into agriculture such as:
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Sensors and Actuators
- Geo-positioning systems (GPS)
- Big Data
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs, drones)
- Ground Robot
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BENEFITS OF SMART FARMING
economic benefits
Reduction of machinery, maintenance, fuel and lubricant costs by up to -60%
Reduction of labor costs up to -25%
Reduction of fertilizer costs up to -20%
Reduction of pesticide and insecticide costs by up to -30%
Reduction of water consumption and irrigation costs up to -25%
Increase productivity up to + 20%
Increase gross income up to + 20%
Increase profit up to + 30%
Management and Operational Benefits
Simplification and improvement of business management and decision support
Simplification of company compliance with biological, health and quality certifications and regulations
Simplification and optimization of the logistics management of agricultural machinery
Improvement of soil knowledge and its agronomic characteristics
Accurate crop estimation and maximization yields in all soil sectors
Accurate weather and wind forecasts
Reduction of man/hours of work, stress and physical load for manual operations
Environmental Benefits
Improvement of physical and organic soil quality
Production quality improvement
Elimination of infesting plants (weeds)
Reduction of waste of water, fertilizers, fertilizers and pesticides
Reduction of harmful emissions, environmental impact and health risks
Reduction and prevention of crop diseases and rapid identification of diseased plants
Preservation and improvement of biodiversity
SMART FARMING TOOLS PROVIDED
Agricultural machinery
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Assisted or semi-automatic driving
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Navigation and satellite geo-localization tools
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Detection and dispensing sensors
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Rotary wing drones for precision operations
Self-powered fixed stations
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Detection of characteristics and hydrometric and organic state of soil and crops
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Detection and forecasts for weather and winds
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Accurate crop estimation
Spectrographic mapping of soils and crops
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High resolution satellite images (15cm – 10m)
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Weather forecast from satellite
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Fixed and rotating wing drones for very high resolution images (1cm – 10cm)
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Detection of characteristics and hydrometric and organic state of soil and crops
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Variable rate analysis of soil and crop productivity
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Variable rate analysis of the water and nutritional needs of soils and crops
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Detection of health status and presence of pests and diseases plant by plant
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Accurate crop estimation
Control center and decision support
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Tips on the most suitable times and measurements for carrying out agricultural operations (pruning, sowing, irrigation, fertilizer and pesticide administration)
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Real-time alerts on the health and nutritional status of soils and crops
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Real-time alerts on the presence of diseases and infestations
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Application of differentiation strategies in the application of fertilizers and pesticides based on variable rate analyzes
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Application of irrigation reduction and differentiation strategies based on variable rate analyzes
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Weather and wind forecast communication
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Accurate crop estimation
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Management tools available to the operator (software, iPad, etc.)
Robotic and self-guided machinery for agricultural operations
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Robot for harvesting operations
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Robot for pesticide administration operations
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Rotary wing drones for pesticide administration operations
Personalized advice from specialized agronomists
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Analysis of crop and soil type (s) and exposure
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Analysis of the client’s needs and objectives
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Analysis of production and prescription spectrographic maps
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Suggestion on the strategy and means of precision agriculture to be adopted based on the characteristics of the soil and crops and the analysis of spectrographic maps
Training on the use of the tools and means provided by the agricultural staff in charge
Why do we need Smart Farming?
The main objective of smart agriculture is to help agricultural production through creating a decision making support system. This system analyses and examines resources, external factors such as weather, climatic conditions and other environmental factors to increase the production and quality of agricultural products. Moreover, through using the precision farming technologies farmers can decrease production cost and failure rates. Also, precision farming helps farmers to have more productive and sustainable agricultural production. smart agriculture adds value in the form of better decision making or more efficient exploitation operations and management.
Components of Precision Farming
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Remote Sensing: Data Acquisition
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Geo Localization: Overlay maps, GIS technology
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Autonomous Machines: Host sensors (soil, water, light, humidity, temperature management, etc.) and actuators
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Decision Support System: Implements models and automatic rules, assists in strategic decision-making
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Wireless communication
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Big Data storing infrastructures
Sigma has participated as an industrial partner to the Project PANTHEON, successful project for the health of FERRERO‘s hazelnuts.
The PANTHEON H2020 project is a project funded by the European Commission as part of the Framework Horizon 2020 project.
Inspired by the real needs of the partner FERRERO, the project aims to define a new paradigm for precision farming of hazelnut orchards
- Monitoring of agricultural fields
- User friendly decision support
- Integrated agricultural management system