Global temperature rise affects all life on earth. There are conspiracy theories, but the science is as specific as it's impact; which is evident in the crop biochemistry - a process through which crops make the food we eat.
When there is a significant deviation in normal climate, crops begin to send false biological signals which affects cropping calendar, crop performance and resilience to diseases due to unknown conditions.
To give farmers resilience, we have seen that remote sensing helps them with early identification of such anomalies so the soil condition can be remedied while farm inputs (such as fertilizer) can be targeted in controlled amounts during application. This type of resilience is the difference between a good harvest and a bad one which, as they say, perpetuates the cycle of poverty.
Capture™ uses big data to provide reliable, detailed and highly granular information of the crop’s growing environment; helping the farmer with risk mitigation, yield protection and optimization. It make data-driven farming more readily accessible to anyone anywhere by providing them with information on;
Soil composition & quality,
Weather and climate insights,
(which, in turn, informs) crop suitability and potential revenue.
For example: When fertilizer is applied to strongly acidic soil, certain chemical reactions occur that releases carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrous oxide (N2O) into the atmosphere; the accumulation of which contributes to global warming. Also, Capture analyses the carbon content and pH level of the soil remotely, so that the farmers know when to apply liming material to neutralize strong acidic conditions.
Failure to act not only releases these gases into the atmosphere, but also significantly degrades the efficacy of fertilizer applied leading to waste. This intel is generated in near real-time helping them avoid potential pitfalls as a result of ongoing climate emergencies. Farmers now have an intelligent guide telling them the optimal decisions to take and timing.
Over 6,000 farmers use Capture™ to stay resilient while increasing crop yields by up to 55%, their income also grew by up to 80%.
For a challenge that affects everyone, everywhere, the frontline action to combating climate change is data-driven, climate-smart, and precision farming. Anyone can become climate-smart, connect with us at ruralfarmershub.com to learn more
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