Smart agriculture (percussion system)

2024: Product Announcement

Russia has introduced a unique technology for applying fertilizers based on the analysis of space images. The system, developed by a team of Russian specialists, allows you to point fertilizers based on data on the state of soils and weather conditions. This was announced in September 2024 by the press service of the platform of the National Technological Initiative (NTI).

According to RIA Novosti, the new automated system, called Smart Agriculture, uses artificial intelligence to differentiate fertilizer application. The system analyzes data from satellite images, taking into account soil types and weather conditions. According to the project manager Alexei Olifirenko, the system creates detailed task maps for agricultural machinery, which allows you to introduce fertilizers in strictly necessary quantities and precisely in the zones where it is required. The insertion process is controlled by the computer.

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This technology has already been tested in a large agricultural holding of the Krasnodar Territory, and the results were impressive, the developers say. As part of the pilot project, fertilizer savings were achieved by 20%, while yields in experimental fields increased by 23%, amounting to 96 centners per hectare. The agricultural holding decided to scale the project, increasing the area of ​ ​ use of the system from 3 thousand to 10 thousand hectares over the next three years.

The developers of the Smart Agriculture system plan its further implementation in other regions of Russia. In addition to fertilizers, it is planned to use this technology for differentiated sowing and application of plant protection products in the future. The developers are also considering using drones to improve the accuracy and efficiency of agricultural work.^[1]

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