Technology is changing the way livestock farmers monitor animal health, productivity and welfare, with wearable sensors and digital monitoring systems emerging as important tools for the next generation of precision agriculture. The global development of wearable livestock technology is gaining momentum, with sensors capable of collecting information about animal movement, behaviour and health increasingly being ...

In parts of the Sahel, pilot programmes combining low-cost precision agronomy with drought-tolerant sorghum varieties are delivering measurable yield uplifts for smallholders. Farmers provided with soil-mapping advice, variable-rate micro-dosing of fertiliser and targeted planting-density recommendations have seen improved germination rates and more efficient nutrient use under constrained rainfall. The approach focuses on maximizing returns from ...

Farmers and operations in South Africa’s agricultural sector are increasingly turning to drones to assist with “precision farming”—a technique involving the analysis and consideration of several factors to determine the correct inputs for maximum outcome. According to Kopano Tholo, a drone expert at ITOO Special Risks, farmers around the world are under pressure to boost ...

The African Plant Nutrition Institute announces the 2nd edition of the African Conference on Precision Agriculture, to be held from 7th to 9th December in Nairobi, Kenya BenGuerir, November 25, 2022 – The African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI) in partnership with the International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA), the African Association for Precision Agriculture (AAPA), ...