Smart agriculture in Uka Farm
Technology integration for planting, irrigation, pesticide application, and harvesting
Description
Uka farm, situated in rural Albania, integrates Vodafone’s smart agriculture technology to monitor farm operations such as planting, irrigation, and pesticide application. With this technology integration and partnership, the farm helps control and monitor the quality of their produce through the real-time data gathering of soil humidity and light intensity.
Technology
Vodafone technology supports Uka farm’s daily operations through automated data gathering of temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind, and salinity. Vodafone acts as a service provider of not just internet connectivity but also software, sensors, and farm equipment.
Target
The primary users of the technology integration are the farmers and owners of the Uka Farm. According to the interview published online, the farm benefits from the need for multiple technologies to operate and handle the collection of various production data. Additionally, farmers nearby the Uka farm also benefit from the data gathered by the meteorological station donated by Vodafone.
Business model
Since Uka Farm acts as the pilot initiative of the smart technology developed by Vodafone, the company donated a meteorological station and other technology.
Impact
According to an interview from the owner of Uka Farm in 2022, the use of Vodafone technology improved the accuracy of digital interventions in production and harvesting, while reducing the need for several technologies in farm operations due to interoperability of the technology. The interview also mentioned that with the technology integration the Uka farm implemented, they are eligible to apply in the Albania’s Agency for Agriculture and Rural Development for grants, serving as the pilot study that can potentially connect many farms in the country. The integration envisions to provide full solution connecting hardware, software, and internet connectivity for farms in Albania.
Four Betters
Better production
Better environment
Better life
