Essays about: "the role of information technology on agriculture"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words the role of information technology on agriculture.

1. 1. Winter Wheat Harvest Prediction Using Primarily Satellite Radar Data from Sentinel-1

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematik LTH

   Author : Oliver Persson Bogdanovski; Christoffer Svenningsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Precision Agriculture; Sentinel-1 SAR; Machine Learning; Winter Wheat; Harvest Prediction; RFI-filtering; Despeckling; Mathematics and Statistics;

   Abstract : Aiding farmers with their tremendous task of sustainably and cost-efficiently feeding the world is of utmost importance. Information technology plays a crucial role in supporting farmers and supplying them with accurate information about their crops. READ MORE

3. 2. Hype, hot eller möjlighet? : en analys av blockkedjeteknik för livsmedelskedjan och dess potentiella inverkan på svenska primärproducenter.

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

   Author : Emilie Åberg; [2018]
   Keywords : distributed ledger; tangle; IoT; IOTA; farmer; Agtech;

   Abstract : Livsmedelskedjorna blir allt mer komplexa och matfusk och kontaminerade livsmedel orsakar sjukdomar, ekonomiska förluster och påverkar kundernas förtroende för livsmedelsindustrin negativt. Blockkedjebaserade lösningar för ökad spårbarhet och transparens är en ny, mycket omtalad teknologi. READ MORE

4. 3. Information sharing in an online community of urban gardeners

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Erica Coria; [2016]
   Keywords : Interaction design; Participatory design; Urban gardening; Voice message; Community of practice; Computer-mediated communication;

   Abstract : This research investigates how a communication system could support urban gardeners intheir activities. By looking at agriculture not as a mere activity for food production but as arich social practice, this research addresses gardeners dual need of acquiring knowledge and develop social relationship. READ MORE

5. 4. Design and evaluation of an adaptive dairy cow indoor positioning system : A study of the trade-off between position accuracy and energy consumption in mobile units with extreme battery life

   University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

   Author : Ludvig Michaelsson; Sebastian Quiroga; [2016]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : With growing farm sizes, increasing work load, and increasing social and legislative demands for loose housing, health monitoring of farm animals is playing a bigger role for farmers worldwide. A type of information that can be used to determine the health status of dairy cows is positional data. READ MORE

6. 5. Carbon footprint of retail food wastage : a case study of six Swedish retail stores

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

   Author : Katharina Scholz; [2013]
   Keywords : food waste; carbon footprint; LCA; environmental impact; GHG emissions; supermarket;

   Abstract : Globally, about 1.3 billion tons of food are wasted every year. Besides economic, ethic and social aspects, food wastage bears a considerable environmental burden. The production of food causes greenhouse gases (GHG) at all stages along the food supply chain. READ MORE