ARGUMENTATION ABOUT THE INNOVATIVE CHARACTER

Via WatchITgrow, VITO makes state-of-the-art remote sensing technology available to potato growers in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, UK & France to monitor the evolution of potato fields on a daily basis and to perform their own analyzes on all available field data. Think of harvest potential maps, variable task maps, drone data, soil scan data or harvest yield maps that are registered via the AVR machine. What is unique about this is that the satellite data is also available on cloudy days. Moreover, via the link with DjustConnect, the farmer himself is master of his data.


ADDED VALUE FOR THE USER (IN COMMERCIAL TERMS, USER-FRIENDLINESS ...)

WatchITgrow is a collaboration platform for everyone in the agricultural sector, from farmers, contractors and advisors to buyers. The platform offers numerous functionalities and benefits to monitor your crops more smoothly, but it also offers the possibility to set up a closer cooperation between individual farmers and buyers.


ADDED VALUE FOR THE FURTHER SUSTAINABILITY AND PROFESSIONALIZATION OF THE POTATO SECTOR

WatchITgrow helps growers in digitizing the follow-up of agricultural plots. By bringing together all the data of a parcel, it becomes possible to make the switch to data-supported decisions. WatchITgrow's goal is to help farmers improve yields in a sustainable way.


IS THE INNOVATION A RESULT OF YOUR OWN (INTERNAL) DEVELOPMENT?

yes


DATE OF MARKET INTRODUCTION IN BELGIUM

2016

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