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Agriculture and the IoT: A perfect match

The global population is growing fast and by 2050 it is expected to?exceed 9 billion. The agriculture industry needs to produce more food to meet the needs of a bigger population. But land and water resources are finite. The good news? The Internet of Things (IoT) presents a massive opportunity to make this task easier.

Bosch Australia customer The Yield knew how to revolutionize the way growers operate. First, it developed an IoT system to reduce the impact of costly?oyster harvest closures?in the aquaculture. Connecting oyster farms with Bosch IoT device management software decreased unnecessary harvest closures by 30 per cent. As a result, this could save Australian oyster growers an estimated AUD $21 million a year.

Following this success, the AgTech company extended IoT from aquaculture to agriculture. In October 2017 it launched?Sensing+? for Agriculture, a tailor-made solution for irrigated crops: from apples and wine grapes to carrots, potatoes and leafy greens. In this case, The Yield is hosting back-end architecture on the cloud for greater flexibility and ease of use

THE CHALLENGE

Growing crops involves a lot of hard work for farmers. Heading out into the fields to check crops’ condition, keeping a watchful eye on the weather – these tasks still top the farmer’s to-do list.

THE SOLUTION

The Yield launched Sensing+? to help with those chores. A bespoke solution for irrigated crops, it combines microclimate information with artificial intelligence and predictive analytics. Bosch.IO device management software is one of the tools The Yield uses to get this job done.

THE BENEFIT

The Yield’s solution helps farmers make the right crop management decisions. For example, Sensing+? offers advice on the best time to water fields – with up to seven days’ advance notice.

This is an excerpt from one our customer references -find more at: https://bosch-iot-suite.com/knowledge-center/customer-reference/