Future farm for farm of future

FUTURE FARM FOR FARM OF FUTURE Karel Charvat, Pavel Gnip, Premysl Vohnout, Karel Charvat jr .

Experiences and results based on: 12.7.2011 EFITA/WCC 2011 Praha and also some personal experiences

Agriculture and R ural are changing The agriculture sector is a unique sector due to its strategic importance for both citizens (consumers) economy (regional and global) 12.7.2011 EFITA/WCC 2011 Praha

Farming products Basic Food – cereals, fruits, vegetables,.. Energy - (yes or not?) Services – tourisms, Other Public goods – environment, landscape. Social goods – employment in rural areas 12.7.2011 EFITA/WCC 2011 Praha

External drivers Climate changes Demographic (Growing population, Urbanisation and land abandonment) Energy cost New demands on quality of food (Food quality and safety, Aging population and health problems Ethnical and cultural changes) 12.7.2011 EFITA/WCC 2011 Praha

External drivers Innovative drivers (Knowledge based bio economy, Research and development, Information and communication, Education, Investment) Policies (Subsidies, Standardisation and regulation, National strategies for rural development) Economy (Economical instruments, Partnerships, Cooperation and Integration and voluntary agreements) 12.7.2011 EFITA/WCC 2011 Praha

External drivers Sustainability and environmental issue (Valuation of ecological performances, Development of sustainable agriculture) Public opinion (Press, International Organisation, Politicians) 12.7.2011 EFITA/WCC 2011 Praha

Opposite requirements Food quality and safety versus Food requirements for growing population Growing requirements for food versus Renewable energy production technologies Renewable production energy demand versus Demand on more environmentally friendly production 12.7.2011 EFITA/WCC 2011 Praha

Role of knowledge management systems The objective of knowledge management is to help farmers to be competitive on the market in the sense of required products, quality and amount, to react on changes on the market political changes and changes of related rules, to respect requirements about environment protection, climatologically changes. It is also important to produce with the long term goal of farm sustainability. 12.7.2011 EFITA/WCC 2011 Praha

Levels of information Macro level, which includes management of external information, for example about market, subsidies system, weather prediction, global market and traceability systems, etc) Farm level, which include for example economical systems, crop rotation, decision supporting system Field level including precision farming, collection of information about traceability and in the future also robotics. 12.7.2011 EFITA/WCC 2011 Praha

Levels of information s 12.7.2011 EFITA/WCC 2011 Praha

What are current research focus and what are main influence Currently research in developed World is mainly focused on field level, eventually farm level In practice, it could influenced farm profit in range of 30 percent Possibilities to use macro level or external information could influence farmers profitability in hundreds percent For example right selection of crops etc. So it is evident, that focus has to be in future on work with external information 12.7.2011 EFITA/WCC 2011 Praha

Cologne declaration Defined key objectives for the agri-food and rural Digital Agenda for 2020; Support for the development of future internet technologies and the internet of things; Support for social networking to reach consensus about future environmental, economical and social priorities of agri-food and rural strategies; The initiation of a continuous e-conference of all stakeholders to define a clear future strategy and priorities; 12.7.2011 EFITA/WCC 2011 Praha

Cologne declaration Support for new ICT and knowledge-based solutions supporting the development of future generations of rural businesses; Support the development of knowledge technologies to guarantee, in the future, high quality food production; Open public discussion on how to solve future problems and to secure food production versus the production of energy and environmental benefits. 12.7.2011 EFITA/WCC 2011 Praha

Cologne declaration Full text you can read on http://www.wirelessinfo.cz/?menuID=1&articleID=5&action=article&presenter=ArticleDetail or you can discuss it with us on http://lnkd.in/HPAGk8 http://www.linkedin.com/groups/agriXchange-3807971?goback=.gmp_3807971.gde_3807971_member_49251941 12.7.2011 EFITA/WCC 2011 Praha

Farming as social networking Future agriculture and rural sector could be consider as a network of interacting organisations 12.7.2011 EFITA/WCC 2011 Praha “ Informal” environment (IE) Farmer Friends Neighbours Community Personal attributes: Education Experience Age.. Farm characteristics: Farm size Crops Soils.. … Family Colleagues Management firms Farmer union Market … Consultants Agri. policy Communication Cooperation 7

Farming as social networking Focus on: communication (important actors, media used) cooperation (among farmers, to the wider agricultural sector) Joint investment Subcontractors (PF farm operations, outsourcing of data analysis) Influence of farm on forms of C&C Role of “data synergies” for adoption 12.7.2011 EFITA/WCC 2011 Praha

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