Flemish and Dutch agriculture is facing several challenges, including declining profitability, growing farm size and high environmental pressure. In addition, a data revolution is taking place internationally towards smarter agriculture where data is generated via sensors in the soil, on the crop, on drones, etc. This data is then processed with algorithms and are exchangeable via Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and Internet of Things applications. The possibilities are enormous but not yet sufficiently exploited.
Investing in precision agriculture for sustainable and efficient production
ADaM & PreciLa aims to bring Precision Agriculture (PreciLa) to the grower in Flanders and the Netherlands thanks to improved Agri-DataManagement (ADaM), technical innovations and practical demonstrations. Various applications such as variable fertilisation and growth control, smart irrigation and variable sowing and planting will be tested for generating and translating raw data into practical advice so that there is better insight into the costs and benefits of precision agriculture. For instance, collected data from soil moisture sensors and soil scans, drone and satellite images will allow separately controllable irrigation blocks to be installed to achieve smart irrigation. To manage the data generated from the various precision techniques, the project aims at optimally connected data platforms. This way, the grower and his advisor have all information in one place and can compare and combine information from different sources to create task maps for variable crop measures. Finally, growers should have a clear understanding of the investment costs versus the potential increased yield. An economic and technical evaluation of the technologies seeks to provide insight into this.
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