Production and post harvesting

In order to make a profit in Agro production by scaling up, various segments of the production are being considered. A lot of profit can be made in the breeding laboratory to give seeds an even more sustainable lifespan, but air conditioning, water management and soil research are also a player in making crops more durable and expand their shelf-life! There are sustainable solutions in many areas during the harvest to prevent loss. Of course, car fleets and machinery are becoming more advanced and can be used more and more accurately with data analyzes and GPS.

Research

There are various options within this segment that can contribute to the prevention of food waste or food loss, and / or the scaling up of production or profit:

Consortium collaborations to share knowledge

Identifying your loss in produce or processing, and know the amount!

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Training Staff
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Partnerships with training courses, universities or other education institutions.

Research of universities or other education institutions.

Seed breeding

Choosing the right compound seed for the crop results in stronger cultivation and less loss in the process.

Seed Breeding can be of great value to developing new varieties of crops that have higher yielding, better disease resistant, that can better withstand drought or are better adapted to different growing conditions, environments or regions.

Also vernalization can be implementated to improve growth.

Water management

Irrigation, drainage and general water management must take into account all different forms of water use. This results in the use of the correct quantities and an improved amount of the use of water in cultivation. It increases growth and yield. And as side effects, less water consumption.

As an example, advanced filtering techniques can be applied the water network.

Drip solutions were proposed and tested on site, season and climatic conditions.

Data analyzing

There are various options within this segment that can contribute to the prevention of food waste or food loss, and / or the scaling up of production or profit:

Measuring Waste by advanced calculations.

Collect data for production based on demand and focus on seasons.

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Better forecasting.
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The possibility to track food through all stages of production, processing and distribution to tackle FW&FL in an early stage.

Analising soil moisture in open field for better growing.

With Soil and Plant-data we can prepare stronger cultivation and less loss in the process.

Digi-Tech

There are various options within this segment that can contribute to the prevention of food waste or food loss, and / or the scaling up of production or profit:

Application of modern Information & Communication Technologies into agriculture and hortibusiness to obtain a more productive and sustainable production.

Can help farmers make decisions of their crops as well as reduce the environmental impact and make more sustainable.

Advanced Features

Think about:

Deployment of drones to collect data through crop monitoring.

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Using microdrones to detect problems.
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Use of solar panels to protect soft fruit from damage.

Optimized farming floor

As well in open field as to horticulture, there are various options within a farming floor that can contribute to the upscaling of production or profit and the prevention of food waste and loss.

Think about:

Optimizing the construction and/or the construction-area to the local conditions.

Preparing  and designing the construction for implementation of sustainable applications, such as solar and water management.

Optimalization on the space needed for different variations of plant species.

Measurements to the required light absorption of different plant species and local conditions.

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Options on Vertical Farming.
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Climatization

Temperature controllers and other automation systems can optimize the production quality and thus prevent losses. Achieving a homogeneous, optimal climate for greenhouses benefits to a stronger crop. An optimal climate for breeding also benefits to reduce water use and energy costs. Think about:

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Measuring instruments
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Ventilation, heating and cooling systems.

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Different lightning options
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Advanced machines

The application of automated and self-steering components within the cultivation or harvest can speed up processes so that problems are noticed earlier. With the implementation of automated and self-driving components, machines or other production and harvesting facilities, processes can run more smoothly and in this way prevent losses. With automated tractors and harvesters, the soil can be cultivated in the right place in the field with, for example, GPS signals. Think about:

Use of electric and automized tractors and harvesters

Automation solutions

There are various options within this segment that can contribute to the prevention of food waste or food loss, and /or the scaling-up of production and profit:

Implementatie van apparatuur om afval te meten om geavanceerde berekeningen voor te bereiden.

Sensing by automation,  soil moisture and soil type can help farmers identify precisely what is the condition of their soil.

Careful and focused analysis  on soil conditions can map the farmland and identify health conditions of the crop.

Robotization

Robotized, automated and self-steering equipment and machinery within the cultivation or harvest can shorten work processes and speed up the flow into the food cycle, that benefits the shelf life and premature ripening of products on forehand.

With implementation of automated and self-steering components, machinery or other production and harvest fascilities, processes can go more smooth and gentler treatment to products and so better prevention to losses.