future farm for farm of future

FUTURE FARM FOR FARM OF FUTURE

Karel Charvat, Pavel Gnip, Premysl Vohnout, Karel Charvat jr.

Experiences and results based on:

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EFITA/WCC 2011 Praha

and also some personal experiences

Agriculture and Rural are changing The agriculture sector is a unique sector

due to its strategic importance for both citizens (consumers) economy (regional and global)

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Farming products

Basic Food – cereals, fruits, vegetables,.. Energy - (yes or not?) Services – tourisms,

Other Public goods – environment, landscape. Social goods – employment in rural areas


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External drivers

Climate changes Demographic (Growing population,

Urbanisation and land abandonment) Energy cost New demands on quality of food (Food

quality and safety, Aging population and health problems Ethnical and cultural changes)


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External drivers

Innovative drivers (Knowledge based bio economy, Research and development, Information and communication, Education, Investment)

Policies (Subsidies, Standardisation and regulation, National strategies for rural development)

Economy (Economical instruments, Partnerships, Cooperation and Integration and voluntary agreements)


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External drivers

Sustainability and environmental issue (Valuation of ecological performances, Development of sustainable agriculture)

Public opinion (Press, International Organisation, Politicians)


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Opposite requirements

Food quality and safety versus Food requirements for growing population

Growing requirements for food versus Renewable energy production

technologies Renewable production energy demand

versus Demand on more environmentally friendly production


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Role of knowledge management systems The objective of knowledge management is

to help farmers to be competitive on the market in the sense of

required products, quality and amount, to react on changes on the market political changes and changes of related rules, to respect requirements about environment

protection, climatologically changes.

It is also important to produce with the long term goal of farm sustainability.


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Levels of information

Macro level, which includes management of external information, for example about market, subsidies system, weather prediction, global market and traceability systems, etc)

Farm level, which include for example economical systems, crop rotation, decision supporting system

Field level including precision farming, collection of information about traceability and in the future also robotics.


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Levels of informations


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What are current research focus and what are main influence Currently research in developed World is

mainly focused on field level, eventually farm level

In practice, it could influenced farm profit in range of 30 percent

Possibilities to use macro level or external information could influence farmers profitability in hundreds percent

For example right selection of crops etc. So it is evident, that focus has to be in

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Cologne declaration

Defined key objectives for the agri-food and rural Digital Agenda for 2020;

Support for the development of future internet technologies and the internet of things;

Support for social networking to reach consensus about future environmental, economical and social priorities of agri-food and rural strategies;

The initiation of a continuous e-conference of all stakeholders to define a clear future strategy and priorities;


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Cologne declaration

Support for new ICT and knowledge-based solutions supporting the development of future generations of rural businesses;

Support the development of knowledge technologies to guarantee, in the future, high quality food production;

Open public discussion on how to solve future problems and to secure food production versus the production of energy and environmental benefits.


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Cologne declaration

Full text you can read on http://www.wirelessinfo.cz/?

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or you can discuss it with us on http://lnkd.in/HPAGk8 http://www.linkedin.com/groups/

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Farming as social networking Future agriculture and rural sector could

be consider as a network of interacting organisations


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“Informal” environment

(IE)

Farmer

Friends

Neighbours

Community

Personal attributes:- Education- Experience- Age..

Farm characteristics:- Farm size- Crops- Soils..

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FamilyColleagues

Management firms

Farmer union

Market

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Consultants

Agri. policy Communication Cooperation

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Farming as social networking Focus on:

communication (important actors, media used)

cooperation (among farmers, to the wider agricultural sector)

Joint investment Subcontractors (PF farm operations,

outsourcing of data analysis) Influence of farm on forms of C&C Role of “data synergies” for adoption


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NaturNet Portal


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NaturNet Portal


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Thank you for your attention

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