agribusinessreview.comDECEMBER 20258 opinionIN MYUndoubtedly, all over the globe, on every crop and in any climate, precision farming has proven to be the answer to enhance food production, boost yields and use production and natural resources in an efficient and sustainable manner, period.No matter what field of Ag tech dimension we are referring to, from biotechnology sciences for seeds development that expands its genetic potential to increase yields, improve its ability to adapt to different climatic conditions, or by increasing their resistance to diseases; or digital and satellite imagery that is able to predict plant health events before they occur; software algorithms connected by cloud technology to field sensors that collects and processes information, such as water volume in the root zone, information that can easily be processed and converted into clear instructions of when and how much irrigation is required and at what frequency, instructions that trigger a number of pre-defined irrigation routines and programs that are automatically executed by the same controller platform; as stated, there are numerous examples to mention.Nowadays, Ag technology even allows to interconnect some of those assets between each other, for instance ag-machinery connected to a GPS system is able to generate a precise geo-reference of every seed on the field, inject base nutrition in the soil, exactly where those seeds were geo-allocated and also to install every drip line of an SDI (Subsurface Drip Irrigation) system evenly and proportionally positioned at an exact depth, allowing the farmer to perform soil movement during and after the growing season and even erase those rows in which the crop was originally established and to allocate new rows for the next season, exactly above the dripper lines and its influenced wet bulb.PRECISION FARMING AND ITS ADOPTION CHALLENGES FOR LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIESBy Oscar Gonzalez, Regional Director of Strategic Products and Crops LTAM, Netafim MéxicoOscar GonzalezTo some extent, if the crop economics is that diverse from crop to crop and market to market, a proposed solution should be one that avoids the effect of the crop's price in the market every cycle.
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