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Category: Crop Care

  • A Company of Hope, People with Faith, With a Heart to Love

    A Company of Hope, People with Faith, With a Heart to Love

    Disaster relief contribution by ZAGRO and Agsin Myanmar to flooded regions

    The heavy downpour in August has resulted in 11 regions and states across Myanmar to be inundated with flood affected many of the farmers.In fact, it was one of the worst they have dealt with.Their livelihoods were at stake, crops and food source were threatened by the brutal flood situations. Myanmar is highly susceptible to climate change and extreme weather conditions, ranks among the top three countries most affected by weather related events according to the Global Climate Risk Index.

    Paddy fields stretching from the edge of the village were engulfed. Farmers were devastated as it would be years before they could be planted with rice again, said ZawZaw, a 45-year-old farmer.

    In light of the flood, our Sales representative, Ye HtetNaing visited the farmers that were affected. Disaster relief contributions were handed out to the farmers in the flooded regions.

     

  • Drones : Boys & their Toys

    Drones : Boys & their Toys

    Drones have managed to globally perform multiple segments in the economic arena ranging from recreational to agriculture.

    We have seen how drones are tapping into different markets since its grand entrance few years ago, marketing the multi purposes of drone to aid in today’s 20th century farming. It may be in the industry for a while now but companies are stepping up their game and deploying technology to increase productivity. They are incorporating more advanced methods into farming available in the market to deliver more yield as food consumption are on the rise. Increasing work efficiency and productivity, decreasing workload and production costs, are a few of top uses the drones have to offer in the agriculture industry.

    What lies ahead . . . . .

    With the ability to conduct soil health scans, monitor crop health, apply fertilizers, irrigate fields, track weather and project potential yields and even collating and analysing date for instantaneous action, drones hold the potential to transform and revolutionize the agriculture industry. By mechanizing farming and eliminating the costs of human errors, farmers are able to react to counter possible threats such as outbreaks enabling them to maximize yield and in turn income.

    Big boys

    We have seen how drones are tapping into different markets since its grand entrance few years ago, marketing the multi purposes of drone to aid in today’s 20th century farming. It may be in the industry for a while now but companies are stepping up their game and deploying technology to increase productivity. They are incorporating more advanced methods into farming available in the market to deliver more yield as food consumption are on the rise. Increasing work efficiency and productivity, decreasing workload and production costs, are a few of top uses the drones have to offer in the agriculture industry.

    United States and Japan are the leaders in drone technology and have being utilizing such technology to measure, observe and respond to various variables found in crops ranging from automated plants to crop management.

    Honeycorp Ag Drone – With a wing composed of Kevlar fibre, it is extremely durable and versatile making it suitable for the rough field work Agriculture commands.

    DJI Matrice 100 – Boosting an extended flight time of 40 minutes thanks to its dull battery components makes it a good choice for farmers and agrichemists

    DJI T600 Inspire 1 – protected by a carbon fibre frame and armed with 4k video recording capability, agrichemists are able to record cinematic videos with separate flights and camera controls.

    DJI Agras MG – 1 – this big  boy aspires to replace farmers boosting the spraying ability to cover 4000 – 6000 mz in a matter of 10 minutes with 40-60 times the efficiency of normal spraying.

  • The Future of Local Farming

    The Future of Local Farming

    The last time land was tendered for agricultural use for 2 decades ago. So why the move towards high-tech farming?

    Singapore has been depending on imports of vegetables from other countries like Malaysia, Indonesia and China. We may be scarce of land but we can take it indoors using technology and make way for a new breed of farmers in Singapore.

    In an exclusive interview with Channel NewsAsia, Senior Minister of State for National Development Koh Poh Koon stressed the importance of the farming industry in contributing to Singapore’s food security: “As opposed to many different industries, our local food farms have an important national duty to ensure that Singapore has some supply resilience.

    “Therefore, we want to encourage our farms to adopt technology that make them more productive – increase their yield, decrease their loss, so that in times of need, we know we can be self-sufficient to some extent,” Dr Koh said.