Agriculture, taking advantage of constant technological progress, has achieved, from simple manual tools and mechanical equipment, to the solutions hidden behind them a developed “intelligence”. Smart agriculture, the culmination of all this development, is the application of advanced computing and data analysis technologies, with the ultimate aim of optimizing and streamlining the entire production system.
What is gaiasense from NEUROPUBLIC and what are its benefits
The intelligent agricultural system gaiasense her NEUROPUBLIC is an ally of the producer in the face of the challenges of the times, because it is an integrated production management system, which receives and processes data from multiple sources. In this way, it leverages all available technologies to drive sound decision-making and, by extension, economic and environmental benefits.
It is a Greek innovation that combines IT technologies with agricultural science in a holistic way and aims to transition agribusiness to the digital future.
Concretely, it is an integrated system composed, on the one hand, of a technological infrastructure of thousands of IoT sensors, installed on arable plots of Greek and European land and, on the other hand, of an infrastructure scientific composed of dozens of models for irrigation, fertilization and phytosanitary protection of a large number of crops. Additionally, the farmer has the opportunity to use the services gaiasense via the corresponding application on their mobile phone.
Its gaiasense intelligent farming system NEUROPUBLIC is successfully applied throughout Greece – but also in several EU countries – from the plain of Thessaly, Macedonia and Thrace to the Peloponnese and Crete.
gaiasense: synonymous with smart agriculture in Greece
This specific application occupies a leading position in the Greek market of agricultural applications with more than 100,000 users, contributing to the qualitative and quantitative improvement of production, reduction of the use of plant protection products, fertilizers and irrigation water, generally saving resources and, of course, money, as well as effectively coping with the risks that threaten production. At the same time, this helps reduce the impact of agriculture on the environment and climate, while creating added value to agricultural products. The innovative smart agriculture application gaiasense app has obtained official certification from OPEKEPE as part of the ecological programs (eco-schemes) implemented, in accordance with the requirements of the new CAP.
What do the numbers say?
According to many years of research carried out in the field, where the implementation of the system was analyzed gaiasense her NEUROPUBLIC under different soil and climatic conditions in Greece, but also in other European countries, as well as in a multitude of crops, the results have been impressive to say the least. After adopting the system’s smart farming tips gaiasense her NEUROPUBLICa reduction in irrigation costs between 20.23% and 33.76% was achieved.
Furthermore, an average reduction of 21.89% and up to 40.84% was observed in fertilizer costs, while a decline of 33.72% in pesticide costs was also observed. Finally, regarding energy consumption costs, the average reaches -20.18%. At the same time, an improvement in nitrogen use efficiency was observed, reaching up to 30% depending on the crop, leading to better air quality and lower impact on the environment.
