{"id":1635,"date":"2018-08-14T17:15:53","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T09:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agrinoon.com\/agriculture\/?p=1635"},"modified":"2018-08-14T17:15:53","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T09:15:53","slug":"big-data-future-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.agrinoon.com\/agriculture\/2018\/08\/14\/big-data-future-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Big data and the future of agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As first adopters in other industries have embraced the expense of trial and error to improve workflows, production efficiencies, and bottom lines with analytics, farmers are doing what all growers must do with their crops: watch, and wait.<\/p>\n<p>However, data-driven agriculture is taking root and the benefits for indoor growers are tremendously attractive. Increased efficiency, higher crop yields, a greater degree of sustainability, and higher profits are at the top of the list for today\u2019s farmers \u2014 available only if they can derive meaningful insights from the data they collect, use that information promptly, and do so without bearing crippling expense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFarmers and growers will adopt technology as long as they can afford it, and it works, it\u2019s reliable and solves a big problem for them,\u201d asserted Allison Kopf, founder and CEO of Brooklyn, New York-based Agrilyst, a web-based software platform that helps indoor farms manage their crops and gain data-driven insights to make more profitable production decisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFarmers are very good at growing,\u201d she said. \u201cWhat we have to do as a tech company is fit into that business, rather than shove technology down their throats when they\u2019re not yet prepared to do that. And that\u2019s a pretty big concern in agriculture, compared to other industries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Putting the power of data science into growers\u2019 hands is Kopf\u2019s mission. \u201cWe have to produce about 70 percent more food by 2050 in order to just feed the population, and we have to do it in a way that makes a profitable system for farmers,\u201d she told BOSS.<\/p>\n<p>Profitable operating systems require high revenue generating crops. According to Agrilyst\u2019s 2017 \u201cState of Indoor Farming\u201d industry analysis, specialty crops, such as flowers, cannabis, or tobacco generate high dollars, as do leafy greens and produce with short growth cycles.<\/p>\n<p>Once dominated by greenhouse production, the domestic indoor farming industry is moving towards alternate growing systems such as fully enclosed vertical growing systems. These systems require crops that are physically short to produce higher yield, that have short growth cycles, or are highly perishable to get more value in local markets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are a lot of these macro challenges affecting the food industry, and the supply chain as a whole,\u201d she continued. \u201cIndoor farming is a good niche in terms of problem-solving in that supply chain. It allows growers of specific crops to produce more with less resources, and to do more sustainable production.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From a capex perspective, indoor farms are extremely expensive to run. \u201cAbout 50 percent of the cost of running an indoor farm is related to labor. Finding ways to reduce those costs is a really big issue,\u201d Kopf clarified. Analytics are particularly helpful in lowering these costs. \u201cWe look at employee performance. What tests are they doing? Are the right tasks assigned to the right people? Are the hours correct? Who is most productive, and when? We optimize all of that workflow to get the right amount of labor hours for your operation to make sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The approach adds value for owners and employees. \u201cOne of the big issues in agriculture is paying employees correctly,\u201d she emphasized. \u201cMany employees are paid based on pick and pack rates. But if there\u2019s no way to really measure your productivity, there\u2019s no way to make sure you\u2019re being paid correctly. There\u2019s a transparency issue that data can fundamentally improve based on just being implemented into the operation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a broader supply chain issue here too,\u201d she added. \u201cGrowers don\u2019t often understand which market they should be selling to or what pricing they can get for the crops that they\u2019re selling. A fundamental understanding of what retailers, wholesalers, restaurants, and others are buying, their volumes and what they\u2019re paying for products. You can begin to match production data to those issues and actually build a more profitable market for both retailers and growers. That\u2019s a big question we\u2019re trying to solve.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/img.agropages.com\/UserFiles\/FCKFile\/zkc_2018-08-13_14-30-37_434.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"450\" \/><\/div>\n<p>In addition to streamlining paperwork, automation software streamlines production planning, yield forecasting, and compliance for food safety, and makes those processes more accurate. \u201cWe show growers the benefit of doing that from a data science perspective,\u201d Kopf added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have all the data in front of you, presented in the way you\u2019re used to seeing it, and in the way that auditors need to see it, and you no longer have to do those jobs,\u201d she explained. \u201cThe next step is showing risk profiles. Feeding those insights directly to the grower builds trust. We\u2019ve done that in a few different areas that affect operations, from food safety to production planning and yield forecasting, to looking at market access. We look at the whole supply chain in that regard, automate it, and provide insight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Agrilyst looks at data throughout the entire supply chain. \u201cWe exist to help the indoor farming industry scale profitably, efficiently and sustainably. For us, the most important thing is to help farmers use data to make smarter decisions for their businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Source: AgroNews<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As first adopters in other industries have embraced the expense of trial and error to improve workflows, production efficiencies, and bottom lines with analytics, farmers are doing what all growers must do with their crops: watch, and wait. 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