Technology, the best ally of farmers to improve their crops

The drones they have become the best allies of farmers. From above, in addition to spectacular images, These drones leave a lot of information. Miquel Córdoba, CEO of Greenfield Technologies, explains that this allows them to make decisions regarding irrigation and treatments, for example.

More and more crops are relying on technology. Satellites, sensors or thermal cameras that, for example, indicate the temperature of each tree. “If a tree is warmer, it is because it has stopped perspiring,” explains Jorge Blanco, Head of R&D at Greenfield Technologies. If this occurs, a heat stress alarm goes off, signaling farmers to look for a cause. The collection of automated and processed information mediates big data technologies It is not only about the temperature, but many other factors, such as humidity, the light it receives, etc. Is massive data collection it is also processed in real time.

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Thus, digitization reduces risks and favors profitability. “We are focused on promote precision agriculture, we support the investments that have to be made in the farms with financing under preferential conditions “indicates Lorena Ruiz Ponce, director of the Agrifood Business of Banco Santander.

Our fields need to be competitive to offer the best, as described by José María Naranjo, Director of Marketing at Tany Nature: “It has to be a beautiful fruit, an aromatic fruit and a fruit that is tasty at the time of tasting “.

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