Adoption of precision farming technologies in pakistan

Adoption of precision farming technologies in pakistan

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  ADOPTION OF PRECISION FARMINGTECHNOLOGIES IN PAKISTAN  NIDA SAEED  WAQAS JAVED [email protected] +92-343-4005010
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  Precision Agriculture PA isan approach to farm management that uses information technology (IT) to ensure that the crops and soil receive exactly what they need for optimum health and productivity.
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  Fundamental tools forimplementing precision agriculture •Global Positioning Systems (GPS) •Geographic Information System (GIS) •Remote sensing ◦ Aerial photography ◦ Satellite and airborne hyper-spectral imagery ◦ Radiometric and geophysical sensing •Yield monitors •Variable-rate technologies •Proximal soil sensors ◦ Electromagnetic induction ◦ Visible-near infrared spectroscopy
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  Data Collection Toolsfor PA Combine harvesters (by employing yield monitors) Satellites and airplanes Tractor (equipped with GPS and proximal soil sensors, i.e. Green seeker)  Field vehicles (for employing sensors)  Handheld and stationary sensors Portable handheld chlorophyll meters can be used to map nitrogen Portable pH Handheld biomass sensors Image analysis can be used to identify weeds in crops
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  GIS…the management centerfor GPS collected data... Base map Site specific data Layers
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  Mapping the Soil... Soilsampling Method Accuracy Result
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  Controlling Weeds... Weed locating Accuracy Result
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  Accurate Planting... Performance Planning Planting
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  Creating Yield Maps... Harvesting YieldMonitors Location Yield Map Typical Yield Map Low Yield Low/Moderate Yield Moderate/High Yield High Yield
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  Approaches For using PrecisionAgriculture Predictive approach (map-based) Reactive approach (real-time)
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  Current status ofPA in the country LASER LAND LEVELLING Zone management.
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  Getting started Purchasing precisionagriculture services. Developing precision agriculture capabilities within your own farming system
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  Steps will helpto initiate PA technologies Keep records of soil, crops and yield Map exact boundaries of fields and water courses Calculate dimensions and exact area of each field Review current data Obtain additional data including yield data Interpret data Examine results Develop management strategy
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  Strategies for adoptionof PA technologies For Small fields ◦ variable rate technologies ◦ Low cost and small machine-based variable rate technologies ◦ Application of GIS Progressive farmers should select more than one precision application as a package. Private agencies should come forward
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  INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE SuiteRelationship Management System (SRMS) Increase the performance of agricultural organizations Facilitate effective marketing Data management Store key information about their customers and prospects
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  Activities include SRMS SRMSGoals Types of available customer information Use of customer data for management decision-making Market approach customer relationship Assessment of the technological infrastructure
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  Modules for theSRMS Dealers Farmers Machinery users (employee, labor) etc.
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  Types of charts SystemCharts Personal Charts Accessing Charts Customizing Charts