IoT Cuts Water Use, Boosts Yield for Crops
(Room North 121 B)
03 Apr 19
4:15 PM
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5:00 PM
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Internet of Things
With more than 3,200 acres of rice fields, Kanpeki Rice is using Internet of Things technologies to improve the yield and water use efficiency of its crop. Specializing in growing Japonica Rice, a premium rice varietal also known as "sushi rice," the firm employs a dry-farming method to control invasive weed species and increase the heartiness of rice, which improves its taste and quality. Learn how Kanpeki Rice is using real-time ground-level precision data about the soil moisture and temperature levels of its rice fields, and how this might be applied globally to some of the world's most impoverished agricultural and rice-producing areas.