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China Pilots 2 and 3

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The CHina Pilots 2 and 3 are managed by ISSCAS. China pilot 1 is affiliated to the Bei'an Administration of Heilongjiang Land Reclamation Bureau and located in Wudalianchi City and Bei'an City, Heilongjiang province, China. China pilot 2 is located in Liuhe district, Nanjing city, Jiangshu Province, China.

THE CURRENT SITUATION
PILOT SOLUTION

THE CURRENT SITUATION

Low level of awareness, lag in variety, over-application of chemical fertilizers. Fertilization, irrigation and farming operations are based on experience, the difference in soil background within the field is not known, and crop growth within the field during the growing season can not be accurately and timely recognized.

The current and emerging innovation demands:

Need to use 3S (GIS, RS, GPS) technology to obtain environmental information such as crop growth and soil within a field plot, and to use methods such as artificial intelligence to support decisions such as irrigation and fertilizer application.

PILOT SOLUTION

Develop a soil management intelligent service platform that can be customized for multiple terminals. Real-time monitoring of crop growth and its environmental information using satellites and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Using deep learning algorithms to optimize the input dosage and timing of water, fertilizer, medicine, and seed, to achieve optimal growth of crops, increase crop production potential, and reduce the use of chemicals.

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PILOT CHALLENGES (CONTEXT)

The CHINA Pilot 2 - low level of awareness, lag in variety, over-application of chemical fertilizers. The CHINA Pilot 3 - Small-scale farming, nutrient imbalances, over-application of chemical fertilizers, soil contamination.

PILOT OBJECTIVES

China pilot 2 and 3 objectives are as follows:

To improve the farmland information level

To realize crop growth automatic monitoring

To realize the intelligent process and visualization of field data

To use deep learning algorithms to optimize the input dosage and timing of water, fertilizer, medicine, and seed, to achieve optimal growth of crops, increase crop production potential, and reduce the use of chemicals

PILOT INNOVATIONS

The pilot innovations mainly consist of advanced strategies and technologies, soil quality improvement, and a soil management intelligent service platform that can be customized for multiple terminals.

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Pilot response to SIEUSOIL objectives

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Stakeholder Requirements

This pilot will establish a trust-based and compliant data market for agricultural enterprise data that sits between the owners and operators of agricultural data Clouds and the farmer, to achieve efficient soil nutrient management, targeted crop precise fertilization, agricultural condition dispatch, pest control, etc, and that will include both a technical platform and advisory services that will ensure easy adoption of data and technology by farmers. The objective is to use 3S technology, artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing, and visualization applications for a decision support system.

Current Scenario

Farmers are using many technical systems for:

Farm work organization.
Control of farm processes and control of machines.
Farm life organization.
Data analysis and data preparation.
And for data storage.

The farming data of China's agricultural planting production has experienced long-term development, and it has accumulated a lot. The construction of agricultural big data has already reached a certain scale. However, due to the characteristics of a wide range of sources, diverse types, and complex structures, the existing agricultural data has problems such as scattered resources, un systematises, and low sharing. Also, the lack of a decision system for the coupled application of crop-soil-fertilizer-water balance has resulted in low fertilizer utilization efficiency, soil nutrient imbalances, waste of resources, and other issues. Based on this reality description, it is necessary to look for solutions that will improve this status. It is necessary to look for a common solution when the farmer will be able to have access to the complete data.

Envisioned Scenario

There is already existing a large number of suppliers for farming-related data. It varies between data from machinery, satellite data, meteorological data, Land parcel information systems, water bodies data, erosion data soil data, etc. These data are offered by different systems, different data models, and different API´s. For farmers, it is important to have access to the complete data, but they are not able to provide integration of this data.

Approach

Farm data brokerage establishes a trust-based and compliant data market for agricultural enterprise data that sits between the owners and operators of agricultural data Clouds and the farmer. This data market will consist of both a technical platform and advisory services that will ensure easy adoption of data and technology by farmers.

Expected Benefits

Expected benefits are to use 3S technology, artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing, and visualization applications for a decision support system on the farms. Farmers will have access to the complete data, and they will be able to provide integration of this data in on support, information, and decision-making system. Farmers currently do not have this option. This farm support, information, and decision-making system will have a positive influence on current waste eliminations, increasing efficiency, time, effort, and expenditures saving.

Stakeholder Description

In the project, we have several stakeholders at different levels. All pilot partners relevant to the project are the stakeholders.

Stakeholder	Role in Pilot	Additional Stakeholders linked to this Stakeholder
#1 Farms in pilot area	Farmers running their farms as partners in the project, acting as recipients of the created system. They will use their data from farm to check the suitability of available tools in managing their farm. They will implement them in the process of managing their farm, as well as indicate expectations and comments regarding the functionality of this system.	Farmer is a key position in the pilot. Finally, is connected directly or indirectly with all stockholders in this pilot.
#2 Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISSCAS)	ISSCAS has the role of the pilot coordinator, technology provider, and software developer. The main tasks to be carried out in the pilot include the implementation of tools for data management and integration. ISSAS will establish a trust-based and compliant data market for agricultural enterprise data that sits between the owners and operators of agricultural data Clouds and the farmer, to achieve efficient soil nutrient management, targeted crop precise fertilization, agricultural condition dispatch, pest control, etc, and that will include both a technical platform and advisory services that will ensure easy adoption of data and technology by farmers. The objective is to use 3S technology, artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing, and visualization applications for a decision support system.	ISSCAS has the dominant role as the pilot coordinator in the pilot. Based on this ISSAS will be in close touch with other stockholders. ISSAS will also point of contact for whole pilot NEChina.
#3 Universities	Universities have a role in the pilot as researcher and developer. The main tasks to be carried out in the pilot is a basic research task. The research task will be focused on an area that is currently not fully described and on the area where the mathematical background for task description doesn’t exist. Universities will participate in experiments and evaluations as well.	University usually carries existing knowledge in science space. Based on it, they have a huge portfolio of useful contacts on the national and international level which is possible to use for pilot problematic solving. Our target is to use existing science results in our pilot NEChina.
#4 Fertilizer producer	Fertilizer producer has the role in the pilot as a data user, fertilizer compound formula provider, and decision-maker. The main task is to use agricultural data to produce the required fertilizers and adjust fertilizer production. Fertilizer producers will participate in experiments and evaluations as well.	ISSCAS and universities provide technology, farmers purchase fertilizer.
#5 Agri-machinery and equipment producers	Agri-machinery and equipment producers have a role in the pilot as a data user and decision-maker. The main task is to develop new and efficient agricultural tools to improve agricultural efficiency, Agri- machinery and equipment producers will participate in experiments and evaluation as well.	ISSCAS and universities provide technology, farmers have demand.
#6 Insurance company	The insurance company has a role in the pilot as a data user and decision-maker for crop insurance. The main task is to use the climate and land fertility data to assess the yield loss risk probability, price the crop insurance services, and determine the pay of insurance claim. The insurance company will participate in experiments and evaluations as well.	ISSCAS and universities provide technology, farmers have crop insurance demand.
#7 Seed company	Public administration has a role in the pilot as a data user and decision-maker. The main tasks to be allocation of agricultural policy resources, analysis of market consumption needs, crop adjustment of cultivation zoning, expert training, agricultural service extension.	Public administration connected directly or indirectly with all stockholders in this pilot.

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