Many data analytics firms are working for the betterment of the farmers. These companies integrate satellite, weather, and IoT analytics with the agricultural sector. They use its proprietary machine learning and parallel computing techniques, to resolve complex relationships like crop growth and soil health. Using analytics farmers can opt for a smart sampling procedure using satellite – based crop clustering techniques, which reduces the time for identification of these plots and optimize their locations. While the former requires timely crop intelligence, crop insurance companies need highly accurate assessment of risk. The satellite imaging analytics serves two purposes: First, it ensures that the farmers receive a fair and immediate compensation for crop loss due to adverse climatic conditions. Second, it enables insurers to settle claims speedily due to the availability of data in near-real time without any manual intervention. Read more at: https://yourstory.com/2017/05/satsure/

Today world is changing at a rapid speed. Technology is playing an important role. Agriculture technology is also advancing and promises to unleash its productivity. The combination of advanced mathematics, automation, advancements in sensor systems and next-generation plant breeding are setting the stage for the next Green Revolution, which is needed to ensure a better future. Next-generation farms are putting science and technology to work towards delivering a step change in yields and growing more from less. Here are the four most exciting developments in 2016.

1) The Mathematics revolution.

2) The Sensing Revolution.

3) Putting it together with automation.

4) Next generation plant breeding of corn.

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