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4 technology trends impacting agriculture in 2019

Mzansi’s agripreneurs are embracing technology innovation like by no means sooner than. They know really well that era continues to play a significant position within the construction of agriculture globally, while serving to the business to break into new frontiers.

Dawie Maree, the Head of Information and Marketing for FNB Agriculture, says agricultural generation innovation is evolving at an unheard of tempo, leaving farmers with no choice but to adapt and reinvent themselves with the intention to compete, develop and maintain their companies.

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He says, “The agricultural industry globally is successfully overcoming some of its prominent environmental and food production challenges through the use of new as well as advanced technologies, and South Africa is no exception.”

Maree points out 4 key tech trends to shape agriculture this year:

Big data

The agricultural business is more and more using information analytics to fortify operational potency and yield prediction. Farmers at the moment are able to enforce advanced methods that lend a hand them with equipment control. This is also mixed with knowledge on weather patterns and soil prerequisites in addition to plants to be planted, to increase a formulation to decide the best time and position to plant and harvest. Big data is also useful for forecasting demand for plants, yield on vegetation, in addition to attainable land dimension and utilization of land.

Drip irrigation

Seeds will germinate in 7 to 10 days. Ridge gourd is a di-cotyledon plant. Therefore, seedlings turn to round cotyledons in this stage.

Given the hot drought conditions which price South African farmers billions of rands in losses, there’s numerous investment in the construction of complex drip irrigation era, which permits farmers to limit wastage through efficiently handing over the exact quantity of water to the soil, needed by way of their crops to develop.

Vertical farming

This fashionable form of farming, used to produce meals in a smaller managed atmosphere through vertically stacked layers to save on water and fertilizer, is no longer only a buzz word, but a reality. a Lot Of farmers in South Africa are already effectively the usage of this generation as a part of their farming practices.

Mobile apps

Smartphones are no longer simply used for multimedia purposes and getting access to information during the internet. Farmers at the moment are actively using apps to watch their vegetation by way of GPS, calculate feed, save water, get access to networks and markets, and so on.

Maree says mobile apps have turn out to be a big disruptor in the agricultural industry. Developers globally are working around the clock to introduce app innovations that were as soon as impossible.

THERE ARE NOW APPS THAT ARE ABLE TO SPOT OVER 430 WEED SPECIES AND IDENTIFY THEIR CHARACTERISTICS, AT A CLICK OF A BUTTON.

“Farmers are urged to regularly research and educate themselves on new technological developments in the industry to avoid being left behind. Those who are still pessimistic, do so at their peril

,” concludes Maree.

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