{"id":37782,"date":"2021-11-10T10:50:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T09:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intellias.com\/?p=37782"},"modified":"2024-07-09T16:59:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T14:59:33","slug":"how-agricultural-land-management-impacts-your-crop-yields","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/intellias.com\/agricultural-land-management-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"How Agricultural Land Management Impacts Your Crop Yields"},"content":{"rendered":"
What if we told you that the fields of Samarkand in Uzbekistan, the famous silk production capital, are less fertile than the scorching lands of Sub-Saharan Africa. Sounds like a hoax, right? Well, no! It\u2019s merely a consequence of unsustainable land management \u2014 in reality, a total lack of agricultural land management practices. We\u2019re not even talking about advanced custom agricultural software<\/a>, which is used today to first save and then improve farms around the world. Moscow\u2019s reign over the lands of Samarkand during the Soviet times left no healthy field standing. But if a lack of even basic agricultural land management leads to lamentable consequences, what can wise agricultural land management do to your yields and eventually your income? In brief, it will ensure the long-term fertility of your land while ensuring predictable annual crop yields. The extended answer is in the article below. Keep reading to learn about:<\/p>\n Land use management systems a unique combination of software and hardware known collectively as the Internet of Things (here at Intellias, we\u2019ve even come up with our own specialized term \u2014 the Internet of Agricultural Things). Sensors, satellites, programs, data centers, and many other components come together to make sure you can plan, produce, and sell your yields efficiently and lucratively, meeting each new season armed.<\/p>\n Nowadays, one of the best examples of sustainable land management practices is the computerization of farmland registers, which enables their linking to geographical information systems. Hence, farmers get a software tool for centralized management of agriculture-related data in a visual and easy-to-understand format. Having a land management strategy in agriculture essentially boils down to one thing: being sure that your company is going to do well and having a plan prepared in advance in case something goes wrong.<\/p>\n There are a lot of opponents of land information management systems claiming that the challenges of land management are insurmountable. The challenges are certainly there. In fact, challenges are everywhere when it comes to agriculture, and every farmer knows that. A farming process that goes smoothly from start to finish happens\u2026 never.<\/p>\n However, the average farm can actually face more serious problems than the challenges of land management, including unsustainable food processing and tilling and harvesting practices that reduce the lucrativeness of the enterprise. According to the Climate Technology Centre & Network, there are three pivotal challenges farmers encounter when launching a land management system.<\/p>\n Challenges of adopting a land management system<\/b> Basically, these challenges boil down to fear of risk. Today\u2019s agricultural land management systems are custom-built around customers\u2019 requirements and field parameters. They are science-driven systems that farmers plan, implement, and benefit from.<\/p>\n On the other hand, one can follow the style of the Soviet government, who approached the lands of Central Asia with the \u201cafter me, the deluge\u201d principle. As per Wad JRC Europe<\/a>, today\u2019s Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan suffer the consequences of practices such as monocropping, excessive irrigation without adequate drainage, tillage on steep slopes, overgrazing of pastures, deforestation, and inadequate replenishment of soil fertility \u2014 everything that refined land management system features would have prevented from happening. It seems like the right time to talk about how agricultural land management can help farmers increase yields with data-driven planning, precision-based processing, and targeted distribution and logistics.<\/p>\n Discover how we helped our client harness the full potential of an automated greenhouse system with profound analytics<\/p>\n What is the ultimate goal of seasonal planning in agriculture? Sure enough, it\u2019s making sure that your harvest lives up to your expectations. Nonetheless, there is one more beautiful thing about season-long planning: it can prevent land degradation, which is the fiercest enemy of any farmer. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations<\/a>, efficient agricultural land management has turned Kenya into one of the world\u2019s leading black tea producers, while Mali and Guinea are gradually becoming the world\u2019s rice leaders.<\/p>\n How exactly does crop land management help you with planning a season of ample yields that is not threatened by unexpected turmoil? Well, land use management systems were considered something out of this world before the advent of IoT and advanced farm management software<\/a>. Land use management systems offer four major tools that bring four crucial deliverables.<\/p>\n Agricultural land management system\u2019s informational output during crop production<\/b> There are a plethora of other methods, technologies, and tools involved in gathering meteorological and geospatial data within a unified agricultural land management system. As you can see, the amount and types of information they can provide let you decide in advance on many important matters, especially when, where, and what to plant. Yet the most important deliverable you can get from land management systems is a detailed set of signs showing you what needs to be done to preserve and maximize yields and to sell your harvest successfully at the end of the season.<\/p>\n Having an integrated land management system can help you mitigate diseases and manage pests efficiently, which is the primary mission of every farm over the course of the growing season. Once you\u2019re done with season planning, your major task is to sustain the crop until it reaches the harvesting phase. If you\u2019re wondering how land management system software can help you cope with this mission, we have the answer.<\/p>\n As we\u2019ve already mentioned, agricultural land management systems work with the help of a geographic information system (GIS), which makes a farmer\u2019s life a hundred times easier. A GIS land management system collects data with the help of IoT sensors and satellite images. As a result, the FAO<\/a> says that such systems become capable of:<\/p>\n An integrated land management system seems to cover all matters related to disease and pest prevention and management. The system prevents farmers from wasting time while inspecting fields manually. It automates the detection process, then regulates and manages chemical storage, application, and disposal, meaning that a farmer can fight pests and diseases with targeted actions. As a result, farmers save money and timeyields remain as expected.<\/p>\n Research by Kebede Darge, Guyu Ferede, and Temesgen Soresa<\/a>, who gathered statistical information from 142 farming households in Jima Geneti, Ethiopia, serves as vivid proof of the impact that land management system features have on agriculture. In fact, it shows that applying rudimentary practices is not enough today. Here is a table that showcases the nexus of farm management practices and crop yield production.<\/p>\n The nexus between crop productivity and farmland management practices<\/b> Source: ResearchGate \u2014 Nexus<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n The results clearly show that the effects of applying agricultural land management ranged from a 0.10% to a 10% increase in yields, which is quite impressive given the rudimentary type of land management practices applied. Now, let\u2019s look at what sufficient agricultural land management can do on a larger scale. Below is a table showing predicted changes in the percentage of arable lands in various regions of the world that have been extensively applying agricultural land management practices.<\/p>\n Arable land in use as % of potentially arable land<\/b> Source: UNStats \u2014 Statistics of Land Use<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n It is clear that applying extensive land management practices helps farms exterminate pests and overcome diseases, thus delivering on their contractual obligations and supplying yield volumes as stipulated.<\/p>\n Act fast and beat your competitors even before the agricultural race begins with our custom agricultural software development services<\/a>. Built with precision and attention to every detail, our solutions make sure you use your data smartly and efficiently.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s look more closely at the advantages of agricultural land management, which is one of the most important yet underestimated phases in the annual lifecycle of any farm. According to Prithviraj et al<\/a>. (2020), the main objective of post-harvest management, which involves systematic techniques and processes for harvesting, shipment, storage, processing, packaging, and preservation, is to \u201creduce the loss or wastage of agricultural products and increase shelf life.\u201d Yet the problem is that farms that are not using farm land management services often leave behind seeds, husks, molasses, stems, roots, and other materials in fields, all of which have high levels of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium that could be recycled to ensure sustainable farming.<\/p>\n Below is a graphical representation of a farming process aimed at ensuring the largest yield volumes while maximizing sustainability.<\/p>\n Timeline: Pre-processing to post-harvesting<\/b> Source: ResearchGate<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n All in all, there are three major missions that a land information management system can help you deal with in the post-harvest stage: warehousing, traceability, and logistics. Let\u2019s have a closer look at them.<\/p>\n Warehousing<\/b> Traceability<\/b> Logistics<\/b>\n
Land use management systems: The whats and whys<\/h3>\n
Challenges of adopting agricultural land management practices<\/h3>\n
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\n<\/p>\nAgriculture Software Development<\/h2>\n
Land management software for post-harvest management<\/h3>\n
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\nIt\u2019s important to apply the very best warehousing practices, as this is the key to preventing loss of harvested crops. If you still doubt how warehousing may affect your crop volumes, just think about the loss a farm inflicts on itself by not keeping its harvest fresh and thus good for selling. Losing money you should have earned prevents you from having the funds for starting a new harvesting cycle.<\/p>\n
\nKeeping a close watch on your fields following the harvest is critical to avoid unpleasant surprises when a new season starts. Traceability is one of the most crucial advantages of agricultural land management, as it lets you define the flow of your production, processing, and distribution. With traceability, a farm can make wiser decisions on the crops to produce the next season based on the market success of a particular yield. Furthermore, traceability enables your fields to meet the next season in perfect condition, saving a lot of money. For example, a lack of post-harvesting surveillance results in a 15% to 30% decrease in agricultural productivity<\/a> in Rwanda, as it does in most other countries.<\/p>\n
\nLet\u2019s consider the story of Hinga Weze, a USAID-funded project that forever changed the life of Kumwe Harvest Ltd., a Rwandan maize grower and producer.<\/p>\n