Sensor-systemer for presisjonsjordbruk

Offentlig prosjektsammendrag

Agriculture is one of the human activities that puts larger pressure on the environment. It involves the combined use of land, water, fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, livestock and energy, among other production factors - occupying nearly 40% of the terrestrial area of the planet and using 70% of the freshwater consumed globally. New technologies and digital solutions hold the potential to revolutionize agriculture and food production, in particular improving productivity while mitigating the intensive use of resources/inputs and the respective environmental effects. Bottom-line, a path towards precision agriculture, with the promise of "using less to grow more". Data capture, processing and dissemination is a core challenge that needs to be solved for the new technologies to be out to good use. Solving this problem in collaboration with cutting-edge sensor developers can speed up the uptake of new sensors.