Precision Agriculture prescribes fertilizer and pesticides to improve yield and reduce crop losses; however, it isn’t widely practiced in many countries.
Fertilizers and pesticides cause:
-> an increase in atmospheric CO2,
-> a decrease in plankton from N2 runoff to oceans,
-> a increase of disease in humans.
Exasperating the problem, less than 0.1% of applied pesticides reach their target pests using traditional farming practices.
SureFarming solution will enable detection of:
Brazil is the third largest exporter of fruit and vegetables in the world, and the largest for Soy. With pests and pathogens causing economic loss to Brazil of $17.7B in 2022, the agriculture sector is eagerly looking for ways to mitigate loss and increase yield.
Hyperspectral remote sensing is used on the Mars Rover 'Curiosity', its used to look at the stars in new ways in the 'James Web" telescope and they were used for prospecting for precious minerals and metals since the 90s'. Hyperspectral can detect most natural materials and helps farmers analyze Nitrogen (protein & chlorophyl), soil quality and crop yield indicators.
By helping Brazil curb loss and increase yield, we help to combat food scarcity, CO2 emissions reduction and N2 runoff to oceans.