Smart Farming Tech Symposium

21st August 2018
by secretary

Paepard

15-17 August 2018. Arc Api Irene Centurion, South Africa. Smart Farming Tech Symposium ‘Innovation and Tech use for betterAgriculture’

The following topics were discussed:

Internet of Agricultural Things
Digitization in Agriculture – Insight into the networked World
Utilizing intelligent
Sensors and Advancements in Robotics for Smart Farming
The Value of Farm Data – The Benefits of collecting and processing agronomic Data
Practical Applications of UAV in South African/AfricanAgriculture
Smart Farming Success Stories and Real World Examples for the Agricultural IoT
Opportunities for new Business Models

Extract of the programme: Drones in Agriculture

The fast development of drones within the last years offers interesting new opportunities. This workshop provided an extensive overview of the „state of the art“ and future developments of the application of drones in agriculture. It aimed to highlight the requirements and technical developments of the drones and the employed sensors. Their potential and limitations for different applications in agriculture, such as monitoring plant health and yield forecast, detecting malnutrition, diseases, pest, water stress, and much more, were presented and discussed. An important topic was the integration of the information gathered by drones in the general farm management. Further, the cost/benefit relation of the use of drones in comparison to standard techniques was discussed. Additionally, attention was given to legal issues associated with the use of drones

Source: PAEPARD FEED