Know More About: Leaf Area Index
Many factors help determine the health and productivity of agriculture crops, one of them is the Leaf Area Index or LAI. the ratio of the area covered with the leaves of a plant or tree to the area of its subsurface determines the amount of this index. Leaf Area is a key variable used for […]
Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) interview with Cropinno
The following article is the text of a conversation between Ms. Shabnam Yazdani, Middle East Regional Director of the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) and Ms. Sara Mirshekari, Co-founder & CEO of Cropinno (& the parent company “Keshtyaar”), regarding the history of the formation of this company, its challenges, concerns, vision & goals: The modern […]
“Exact Harvest Date” The date you should never forget!
In a modern agriculture era, it is crucial to know the best harvest time for different types of crops; Especially in the case of seed products such as sesame and rapeseed, in which seeds may not all mature at the same time. The “exact harvest date” is when the plant is no longer growing and […]
Helping the environment by turning to precision agriculture?
It is clear that one of the biggest challenges the human society struggles with is the food crisis and food health & security in proportion to the growing population of the world. On the one hand, this increase in population and on the other, the lack of raw materials for production have caused agriculture to change […]
The role of climate data in precision agriculture
First things first; Are you familiar enough with precision agriculture? Precision agriculture (farming) is a new definition in the field. Nowadays, the concern of increasing the yield of agricultural lands per unit area has led humans to use new methods in farm management, methods that will lead to optimizing input utilization, improving crop quality, improving […]
Satellite-based monitoring of irrigation water use
Agriculture is the main sectoral user of freshwater worldwide, currently accounting for 70 percent of all freshwater withdrawals globally (and an even higher share of “consumptive water use” due to the evapotranspiration of crops), so how do we control the numbers and make agriculture more sustainable? Population grows, so does the needs? Food supply chain […]