The Yield leads the way for Agtechs IoT revolution
5/4/2017
Founded in 2014 Australian startup The Yield uses sensors to feed a database with information relevant to any number of agricultural and aquaculture processes. The data is then visualised in custom apps for farmers and growers to make informed choices based on relevant conditions in their environment.
Founded in 2014 Australian startup The Yield uses sensors to feed a database with information relevant to any number of agricultural and aquaculture processes. The data is then visualised in custom apps for farmers and growers to make informed choices based on relevant conditions in their environment.The broad application of this concept uses "the internet of things" (IoT) to take advantage of connected sensors to monitor all manner of data from temperature, weather, moisture, soil or water acidity and uses big data to crunch the numbers in relation to the ideal conditions for production.
This process is the common denominator for a number of agricultural technology (agtech) startups, Ros Harvey explains how the Yield is different in it's approach.
Through “creating public good with private effort” - as Harvey explained - the vision behind The Yield is simple, feed the world without wrecking the planet.
“I’m 52, I’m a woman and I’m not a technologist. My background in international development is littered with examples of people throwing money at problems and then the money dries up and it all collapses,” said Harvey, who founded the globally- recognised Better Work and Sense-T programs - both which have strong novel technology underpinnings.
“The holy grail is to answer how we can build things with communities that really meet their needs. That’s what we focus on and we achieve that by using platform technology that we can use over and over again, at scale.”
Read the full article on how The Yield has changed production techniques for Tasmanian Oyster farms and how growers manage irrigation here
