precision agriculture for resource-poor small holders breakout session
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Precision Agriculture for Resource-Poor Small Holders Breakout session. M.L. Jat, I. Nyagumbo, S. Cheesman, M.S. Turmel , M. Devare. Precision agriculture for resource-poor smallholder?. Appropriate management and correct inputs, sources, amounts, placement, time - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Precision Agriculture for Resource-Poor Small Holders
Breakout sessionM.L. Jat, I. Nyagumbo, S. Cheesman, M.S.
Turmel, M. Devare
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Precision agriculture for resource-poor smallholder?
Appropriate management and correct inputs, sources, amounts, placement, time
Increase productivity and profitability sustainably while reducing risk
Focus on between-field vs. within-field variability
Basket of options depending on circumstance■ Precision planting, input application...■ How? Tools and machinery, pocket sensor,
leaf color charts…
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Large Farm PA(Individual Field Focus)
Terrain
Soils
Yield
Potassium
CIR Image
Small v/s large farm precision agriculture
Isolated Perspective2-dimensional
Small Farm PA(Farm, Watershed,… Focus)
Wind Erosion
Runoff
Leaching Leaching
Leaching
SoilErosion
Chemicals
Interconnected Perspective
3-dimensional
(From Berry, 2008)
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What do we need for precision ag?
System information/characterization•Varieties•Field features (biophysical and biological)
Technologies and machinery•Environmentally, economically, locally adapted•Apply working solutions across regions
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What do we need for precision ag?
Partnerships, linkages, backstopping•Build bidirectional capacity (technicians and
farmers)•Outreach (ICTs, demos, other dissemination tools)•Improve affordability of tools through linkages?
Infrastructure•Roads, markets, input providers...
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Characterization, prescription: Remote sensing for small farms
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Technologies and machinery: do we need sophisticated machines ?
Indigenous precision planters
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Multi-crop seed-cum ferti attachment for 2WT
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Technologies and machinery Indigenous precision planting on raised
beds
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Precision land leveling system for 2 WTWater saving for smallholders
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Low-cost high clearance sprayer for smallholdersRelative precision in chemical molecule application
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Outreach through partnerships: Precision nutrient management
Small, cheaper tools for PNM
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Outreach through partnerships: Decision support tools & ICTs
Nutrient Expert (DSS)- integration with ICTs
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Outreach through partnerships: Precision information dissemination via ICTs (e.g. Agriplex)
Help farmers by providing precise and value added information when they need it:
• New Practices/technologies• Forecasts• Market• Inputs & Services
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