Why you need AirSmat products for better yield and ease of Farming.
There’s no better time to adopt technology on your farm than now. With world’s population projected to reach 9.8 bilion by 2050 (UNorg, June, 2021), farmers need to ensure increased food production, reduce cost of production and better use of available land for farming.
AirSmat’s solutions are designed to benefit growers in many areas including precision farming, increase crop yield, soil analysis with proper recomendation and a platform where farmers connect, share pain points and compare agronomic notes.
One way to ensure food availability is to do a proper soil analysis before planting.
According to Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (CAFE) soil test is important for several reasons:
–To optimize crop production
–To protect the environment from contamination by runoff and leaching of excess fertilizers.
–To improve the nutritional balance of the growing media and to save money and conserve energy
AirSmat Soil Analysis
Our SmatSTAR (Soil Test Analysis and Recommendation) service has helped many of our customers. Year in, year out, farmers encounter problems due to under-fertilization and overfertilization. Adopting our SmatSTAR service will help you with the exact quantity and requirement of fertilizer needed for maximum yield.
For example, In Nasarawa state–Nigeria, Cyprian Edeh of SkyTop Agro has engaged our SmatSTAR service and he explained how it has helped him to make informed decision.
AirSmat Internet of Things for Farmers
Another of our solution (FarmSense) helps farmers to know soil moisture content, temperature, and relative humidity of their farmland. Soil moisture condition is a major factor that determines crop yield. The amount of soil moisture affects the rate at which plant roots take up water. With our FarmSense IoT device, too-much water and no-water-all is now a thing of the past. This device calls your attention to Soil moisture level, temperature, and humidity.
Disease like Blossom end rot in tomatoes which is caused by calcium deficiency usually induced by fluctuation in plant water supply can now be prevented with accurate info on soil moisture content. FarmSense will reduce cost of running irrigation as the information supplied will guide farmers on the needed amount of moisture per time analysis and processing of data on plant growth in the field. Scheduling and regulation of production to increase harvest. Field sensors and virtual reality to help the farmer analysis and processing of data on plant growth in the field. Scheduling and regulation of production to increase harvest.
AirSmat FieldPro
A mobile application that helps farmers to correctly measure the size of their land. This measurement will help greatly in farm planning. Knowing the exact size of your land will help you with the quantity of Agro-inputs (Seeds, fertilizers, and crop protection products) needed per hectare. Having this information and applying the required input will improve productivity.
AirSmat SmatMapper
Drone technology is becoming more popular in farming and agriculture generally. We’re glad that at AirSmat, we’re playing a leading role to help farmers with this technology in Nigeria. Drones are designed to help growers in numerous ways; one way it helps is in the mapping and capturing of aerial images. With this service, we collect data with drone, the data gotten are used for various analysis such as vegetation indexing.
These captured images will help you as follow:
— To know areas of your field that needs focus.
— To know areas that are suitable to grow a particular crop.
— Help famers to save time, money and increase their knowledge on their growing land.
Social media platform (SmatCrow):
At AirSmat, we have built SmatCrow, a mobile app that serves as a platform were farmers interact and share idea. Farmers experience poor yield due to limited access to information. Our app is available for free download on Apple and Google play store. Once downloaded, registration is straight forward.
After signing up, the interface is easy to browse, click the community tab on the homepage, there, it contains different rooms categorized by different regions. Join any room(s) of your choice and start interacting with growers in your location or any location of your choice.
Register now and join over 100 active users.
In conclusion, all AirSmat’s solutions are targeted to:
- Increase crop yields
- Reduce cost of production.
Author: Ayo Adeyemi
Edited By: Kenneth Adejumo