Fruit 4.0 De vruchten van meer technologie
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Rapport-Fruit-4.0-De-vruchten-van-meer-technologie
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• operational management<br />
data exchange via (wireless) networks, between sensors, automatic identification (such as barcodes<br />
and RFID), high-tech systems, drones, etc. and an operational Sensing & Control Platform<br />
• business management<br />
office automation for planning, monitoring and administration of sales, purchasing, production,<br />
inventory, finance, etc. Business management systems must exchange data with the Sensing &<br />
Control Platform and with other parties in the supply chain which makes data standards essential.<br />
• support for decision-making<br />
expert systems and consulting services, e.g. concerning site-specific pest control or detailed harvest<br />
forecasts, which are accessible via the internet and are easy to link.<br />
Figure S.1<br />
Source images: Vision Robotics Corporation, USU Extension, www.onemandrone.com<br />
Wishes and priorities<br />
The wishes and priorities of the fruit cultivation sector concerning automation and digitalisation are<br />
based on two workshops, 20 in-depth interviews and a study involving 65 fruit growers during the<br />
<strong>Fruit</strong> Cultivation Trade Fair.<br />
The greatest potential for ICT lies in orchard operations<br />
The interviewees see particular opportunities for savings on operations in the orchard. That primarily<br />
concerns technology related to spraying, picking and pruning. The interviewees also placed relatively<br />
high value on improved information recording, good overall information and better monitoring,<br />
particularly concerning diseases and pests and crop growth.<br />
ICT processes that are most useful for business management and orchard observations<br />
The survey asked growers about their expectation of usefulness, efficiency and ease-of-use of four<br />
promising techniques that emerged from the interviews. The respondents gave the highest priority to<br />
a registration programme for fruit cultivation (wider ranging than the current crop protection product<br />
registration). Also collecting data in and about the orchard scored high in their opinion. The next<br />
priority was an autonomous tractor, while a pruning robot scored lowest. This shows that, although<br />
there is often much emphasis on robotics and high-tech systems, growers expect more utility,<br />
efficiency and ease-of-use from business management systems and those for sensing and detection in<br />
the orchard.<br />
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