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02 April 2024

Sensors for digital agriculture

Inthe agricultural sector, where there are many uncertainties, the deployment of sensors makes it possible to collect a wealth of data as close to the field as possible. This invaluable information can then be fed into Decision Support Tools, helping farmers to make the right choices on a day-to-day basis.


CONTEXT AND CHALLENGES The agricultural sector has always been marked by the many uncertainties involved in managing "living things". In recent years, climate change, with its increasingly frequent extreme weather phenomena such as droughts, floods and heat waves, has been one of the main sources of uncertainty. These unpredictable weather conditions have a direct impact on crop productivity and water availability, threatening agricultural production. More recently, geopolitical events have had...
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Théo-Paul Haezebrouck

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