Rate this post In the face of climate change and soil degradation, farmers worldwide are grappling with numerous challenges. Soil degradation, which affects 33% of the Earth’s soils and could impact over 90% by 2050 according to FAO, poses a significant threat to agriculture. One detrimental consequence of soil degradation is the decline in soil carbon content over time, with potentially severe implications for crop quality and productivity. Farms.io recognizes the urgency of addressing these issues and is committed to promoting carbon sequestration and carbon neutrality as part of ..read more

5/5 - (1 vote) The Urgency of Climate Change in Agriculture The battles against climate change and global warming have reached a critical juncture, with devastating effects that have far-reaching consequences. Unfortunately, the agricultural sector is not immune to these challenges, as extreme weather conditions have been known to plunge entire economies into turmoil. However, Farms.io is dedicated to rewriting this narrative. By introducing pioneering solutions for climate-smart agriculture and climate risk mitigation, we are determined to address these pressing issues and pave the ..read more

5/5 - (1 vote) In a recent study that was conducted across six Central American landscapes, 860 smallholder farmers were interviewed to understand how they perceive climate change. Amongst the lot of coffee, maize and bean cultivators, 95% experienced climate change and its ill effects on their produce.  And it’s not the case with just 860 farmers in Central America. About 85 in every 100 farms across the world are operated and run by smallholder farmers, who experience the same. Farmer’s most dependable source for practicing agriculture — weather, which guides the patterns of ..read more

Rate this post Sustainability is certainly one of the most popular and important words of contemporary times. With ever-increasing population and resource demands, knowing how to use limited resources in the most prudent manner has become much more prominent, sensible and inevitable than ever.  Clothing to fashion to entertainment to transportation, every sector has a negative impact on the environment but amongst all — agriculture — on which human civilization depends the most, is the leading cause of biodiversity loss, pollution and carbon emission. But that’s not all. It’s n ..read more

Rate this post Farms.io offers a holistic digital solution for managing all aspects of farm management. As farmers are onboarded all farm data are collected and digitised to create a unique ecosystem for the farmer organisation to manage and communicate with all stakeholders efficiently.  The platform features a marketplace solution giving easy access to purchase inputs, such as seeds and fertilizers, as well as to sell post-harvest produce in a modern and tailored digital market. Customers will benefit from the removal of spurious inputs and access to high quality but low-cost ..read more

Rate this post One of our clients works with a number of cotton farmers. The client has chosen to digitally enrol all the cotton farmers data to theirFarms.io platform to improve their cotton sourcing and managing the communication efficiently. The different modules allow the customer to use multiple solutions in one single platform. They are able to keep track of on field activities and communicate efficiently through the farmer and field officer Apps. These mobile applications facilitate the work and Field Officers have the flexibility to check produce and update information withi ..read more

5/5 - (2 votes) Coffee is the third most consumed beverage in the world after water and tea. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) confirms ‘Coffee is the most widely traded tropical product, with up to 25 million farming households globally accounting for 80 per cent of worlds output’. In 2020, 87% of the global coffee production originated from the top 10 biggest coffee-producing nations, says a report by World Economic Forum. Experts say changing weather parameters due to climate change has become a serious threat to coffee industry. Farmers in Brazil, the world ..read more

5/5 - (4 votes) How technology helps trace cotton from farm to consumer? Cotton in numbers and why they matter Every year 27 million tons of cotton is produced globally and it is also the most often used natural fibre according to Statista. The WWF reports cotton production employs almost 7% of all labour in developing countries and provides income for over 250 million people worldwide. They also raise the concerns of the industry’s environmentally unsustainable methods of production. Did you know cotton uses more chemical pesticides than any other crop? Worldwide these result to 16 ..read more

5/5 - (4 votes) Today, sustainable agriculture entails boosting agricultural crop production while maintaining the ecological resources in which they flourish. Gardeners and farmers have debated the clash between sustainable agriculture and energy crop cultivation technologies that allow bioenergy and biomass crops to be grown on agricultural land. The consequences of rising oil prices and the environmental impact of burning fossil fuels, such as the release of toxic chemicals and climate change, have led to a surge in biomass crops over the previous few decades. However, large-scale ..read more

5/5 - (7 votes) Agriculture is the foundation of the world’s food supply. Water availability, soil conditions, rainfall variability, and climate change may all be challenging issues for farmers and the population’s food security. Farmers, food manufacturers, agronomists, and agricultural politicians who want to improve output and profitability would benefit from space-based technologies for climate-smart agriculture. Satellite remote sensing data is critical for monitoring soil, drought, snow cover, and crop development. Satellite rainfall estimates, for example, assist farmers in pl ..read more