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The document discusses the application of computer technology in agriculture, highlighting its importance in addressing challenges such as climate change and food production demands. It covers various computing technologies, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS), autonomous technology, farm software, and e-agriculture, emphasizing their roles in enhancing productivity and decision-making. Additionally, it presents case studies demonstrating successful applications of AI and digital tools in agriculture, particularly in livestock monitoring and emergency cash assistance during the pandemic.

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The document discusses the application of computer technology in agriculture, highlighting its importance in addressing challenges such as climate change and food production demands. It covers various computing technologies, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS), autonomous technology, farm software, and e-agriculture, emphasizing their roles in enhancing productivity and decision-making. Additionally, it presents case studies demonstrating successful applications of AI and digital tools in agriculture, particularly in livestock monitoring and emergency cash assistance during the pandemic.

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AGR 703 & AGR 803:
Computer Application in
Agriculture
Dr Otu W. Ibok
Department of Agricultural Economics & Extension
Akwa Ibom State University
Jan 2022
Learning Objectives
• To provide students with a background information on
computer application in Agriculture.

• To broaden the students critical thinking skill on the


types of computing technology available in agriculture.

• Using two case study to thoroughly explore how digital


technologies in agriculture can be used to advance
research in Agriculture.
Introduction: Food for thought
• There are many challenges facing the agricultural sector and
innovations using modern computer technologies are required.
• Ecological challenges – farmers need to pre-empt environmental
impact due to climate change
• According to UN data, by 2050 the worlds population will grow by 2
billion people
• The world will require a 60% increase in food production to feed the
global population
• Computer application in agriculture are needed to revolutionized
farming practice and improve food production supply chain
Digital agriculture is the use of computer technology to integrate agricultural
production from the paddock to the consumer. These technologies can
What is Digital provide the agricultural industry with tools and information to make more
Agriculture? informed decisions and improve productivity.
Computing Technologies in Agriculture
1. Geographic Information System (GIS)
• Farmers were often in the dark about soil output and unpredictable weather
conditions affecting crop quality and profitability
• GIS evaluate land and provide site assessment
• GIS provide farmers with control by predicting important information like
fertilizer application, problem with drainage, insects and weeds
• GIS technology help monitor irrigation, field mapping, soil sampling, tractor
guidance and crop scouting
• This technology equips farmer with information to increase crop yield
2. Guidance Technology (Autonomous Technology):
• This is widely used in self-propelled equipment to aid crop seeding and
fertilizer application
• Automated feeding systems, computerised milk collection and milking
machines
• This result to better economic yield for the dairy industry as well as live stock
production.
3. Farm Software:
• There are different software customize for farming purpose.
• For e.g., In livestock farming, ready-made computer applications are
available to track animals, storing and evaluating information such as
age, health records, milk production, offspring productivity and
reproductive cycle status.
• Other software for accounting and record keeping .
4. E – agriculture
• An emerging field in agriculture
• The main focus is on innovative ways and best practices to use the
existing ICT for sustainable agricultural development technological
fields.
• Other technological field are agricultural informatics, agricultural
development and business.
• It employ all available technology (computer, mobile computing,
satellite systems, smart cards) for the empowerment of farmers and
strengthening of partnership across the food chain
Successful Artificial Intelligent (AI) Application
in Agriculture
• Drone data is helping producers optimize the use of pesticide
• Linear AI programming is enabling farmers to conserve more water
• IoT sensors are providing real-time insight into previously untraceable
data sets
• AI-powered yield mapping is improving crop-planning accuracy
• AI-enhanced livestock monitoring is improving animal health and
increasing profits
Application of Computer
in Agriculture: Case
Study
• Formerly Pig was manually identified
Face recognition in • To automate the tracking of pig by identifying
their face using AI
Pigs • Used to monitor Pig behaviour (Pandey et al.,
2021)

Source: Hansen et al., 2018


Using Satellite & Mobile Phone Data to Target
Emergency Cash

• During the pandemic lockdown measures threaten food security and


reverse years of poverty reduction in Togo
• More people were force into poverty.
• World Bank estimated that between 119 and 124 million people in LMIC
will be pushed into extreme poverty in 2020.
• Government of Togo lunched “Novissi” – a social assistance program
designed to provide emergency cash assistance to Togo’s poorest families.
• Using satellite and mobile phone data in AI and machine learning
algorithm, “Novissi” provided over half a million individual with cash.
• Beneficiaries registered with their mobile phones and they were
immediately send approximately $20/monthly lasting for three months
Case Study –
Mobile phone &
satellite Data for
targeting cash
https://www.bbc.
com/news/av/sto
ries-56580833
References
AgricultureVictoria (June 23, 2021). What is digital Agriculture? https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/farm-
management/digital-agriculture/what-is-digital-agriculture. Accessed 12/12/2021

Pandey, S., Kalwa, U., Kong, T., Guo, B., Gauger, P.C., Peters, D. J., & Yoon, K.-J. (2021). Behavioral
Monitoring Tool for Pig Farmers: Ear Tag Sensors, Machine Intelligence, and Technology Adoption Roadmap.
MDPI -Animals, 11 (2665). Doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11092665

Wutke, M., Heinrich, F., Das, P. P., Lange, A., Gentz, M., Traulsen, I., Warns, F. K., Schmitt, A.O., & Gültas, M.
(2021). Detecting Animal Contacts—A Deep Learning-Based Pig Detection and Tracking Approach for the
Quantification of Social Contacts. MDPI- Sensors, 21, 7512. Doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/s21227512

Gelbart, H. & Kenny, R. (April 1, 2021). How satellite images are helping one country hand out cash. BBC
news. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/stories-56580833. Accessed: 07/08/2021

Gardenerdy (nd). Food for thought: Do you know the use of computers in Agriculture?.
https://gardenerdy.com/uses-of-computers-in-agriculture/ Accessed: 12/12/2021

Blumenstock, J. (Jan 11, 2021). Using mobile phone and satellite data to target emergency cash transfer.
CEGA-Medium. https://medium.com/center-for-effective-global-action/using-mobile-phone-and-satellite-
data-to-target-emergency-cash-transfers-f0651b2c1f3f Accessed: 12/12/2020
Reading materials
• The future of Digital Agriculture: Technologies and Opportunities.
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=8994135
• Blumenstock, J. (Jan 11, 2021). Using mobile phone and satellite data to
target emergency cash transfer. CEGA-Medium.
https://medium.com/center-for-effective-global-action/using-mobile-
phone-and-satellite-data-to-target-emergency-cash-transfers-f0651b2c1f3f
• Machine Learning in Agriculture: A Comprehensive updated review.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8198852/pdf/sensors-21-
03758.pdf
• Computer application in Agriculture research.
https://www.cicr.org.in/pdf/ELS/so3.pdf

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