INTERPOM INNOVATION TOUR CATEGORY:

Cultivation & Mechanization: from soil preparation to planting to harvesting


ARGUMENTATION ABOUT THE INNOVATIVE CHARACTER

Agriculture 4.0: Bosch BASF Smart Farming and AMAZONE recently presented a preview of the Smart Spraying Solution in France
 

At the heart of the challenges affecting food sovereignty and agroecological transition, Amazone and Bosch BASF Smart Farming – a joint venture of BASF Digital Farming and Bosch – introduced the smart spraying technology to the French market on June 21, 22 and 23. This groundbreaking innovation combines agronomic intelligence, digital technology, and machinery to apply targeted doses of herbicides only where weeds are present in the crop. Precision application together with digital tools enables reductions in herbicide use on growing crops by up to 70%, depending on the prevailing field conditions and weed pressure of individual fields. This innovative process heralds a new era in agriculture: Agriculture 4.0!

 



The Smart Spraying Solution is a unique offer that targets current and future agricultural challenges, contributing to improved productivity, sustainability, and profitability, while preserving biodiversity.

 

Producing higher quantity and quality of food in a more sustainable manner, which maximizes the use of arable land while reducing the impact on natural resources and the environment: this is the challenge of food sovereignty globally. While the need and responsibility to feed the world's growing population makes it imperative to increase agricultural productivity, respect for the environment remains essential. The path to a more sustainable agriculture requires the market introduction of diverse, well-considered and innovative technologies.

 

Smart spraying technology is a key part of the solution, helping to reduce the environmental footprint while improving the profitability and performance of farms. Indeed, it is fully in line with the fourth agricultural revolution currently underway. Based on agronomy, digital technology, robotics and genetics, this revolution aims to provide food producers with smart farming solutions that make agriculture more sustainable, resilient, and competitive. It is based on a set of innovative technologies and practices, grouped under the term precision agriculture, aimed at reducing inputs and the impacts associated with them.

 

The move to smart spraying technology is also consistent with the ambitious agroecological approach adopted by France: its Ecophyto Plan II  aims to reduce the use of phytosanitary products by 50% by 2025. In addition, as part of the plan, €25 million has been assigned to promote the robotization of agricultural equipment, as well as the digitalization of farms and the deployment of a 4.0 agriculture. Smart spraying technology also supports the European Union’s Farm to Fork strategy 2030 and aids the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG): Zero Hunger, Responsible Consumption and production, and Climate Action.


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

Agriculture 4.0: Bosch BASF Smart Farming and AMAZONE recently presented a preview of the Smart Spraying Solution in France
 

At the heart of the challenges affecting food sovereignty and agroecological transition, Amazone and Bosch BASF Smart Farming – a joint venture of BASF Digital Farming and Bosch – introduced the smart spraying technology to the French market on June 21, 22 and 23. This groundbreaking innovation combines agronomic intelligence, digital technology, and machinery to apply targeted doses of herbicides only where weeds are present in the crop. Precision application together with digital tools enables reductions in herbicide use on growing crops by up to 70%, depending on the prevailing field conditions and weed pressure of individual fields. This innovative process heralds a new era in agriculture: Agriculture 4.0!

 



The Smart Spraying Solution is a unique offer that targets current and future agricultural challenges, contributing to improved productivity, sustainability, and profitability, while preserving biodiversity.

 

Producing higher quantity and quality of food in a more sustainable manner, which maximizes the use of arable land while reducing the impact on natural resources and the environment: this is the challenge of food sovereignty globally. While the need and responsibility to feed the world's growing population makes it imperative to increase agricultural productivity, respect for the environment remains essential. The path to a more sustainable agriculture requires the market introduction of diverse, well-considered and innovative technologies.

 

Smart spraying technology is a key part of the solution, helping to reduce the environmental footprint while improving the profitability and performance of farms. Indeed, it is fully in line with the fourth agricultural revolution currently underway. Based on agronomy, digital technology, robotics and genetics, this revolution aims to provide food producers with smart farming solutions that make agriculture more sustainable, resilient, and competitive. It is based on a set of innovative technologies and practices, grouped under the term precision agriculture, aimed at reducing inputs and the impacts associated with them.

 

The Smart Spraying Solution is a unique offer that targets current and future agricultural challenges, contributing to improved productivity, sustainability, and profitability, while preserving biodiversity.

 

Producing higher quantity and quality of food in a more sustainable manner, which maximizes the use of arable land while reducing the impact on natural resources and the environment: this is the challenge of food sovereignty globally. While the need and responsibility to feed the world's growing population makes it imperative to increase agricultural productivity, respect for the environment remains essential. The path to a more sustainable agriculture requires the market introduction of diverse, well-considered and innovative technologies.


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

Smart spraying technology is a key part of the solution, helping to reduce the environmental footprint while improving the profitability and performance of farms. Indeed, it is fully in line with the fourth agricultural revolution currently underway. Based on agronomy, digital technology, robotics and genetics, this revolution aims to provide food producers with smart farming solutions that make agriculture more sustainable, resilient, and competitive. It is based on a set of innovative technologies and practices, grouped under the term precision agriculture, aimed at reducing inputs and the impacts associated with them.

The move to smart spraying technology is also consistent with the ambitious agroecological approach adopted by France: its Ecophyto Plan II  aims to reduce the use of phytosanitary products by 50% by 2025. In addition, as part of the plan, €25 million has been assigned to promote the robotization of agricultural equipment, as well as the digitalization of farms and the deployment of a 4.0 agriculture. Smart spraying technology also supports the European Union’s Farm to Fork strategy 2030 and aids the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG): Zero Hunger, Responsible Consumption and production, and Climate Action.



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

no


DATE OF MARKET INTRODUCTION IN BELGIUM

2023