Amaqembu anamandla okusheshisa ngokushesha i-automation yezolimo akhethwe iziqhwaga zezolimo nezobuchwepheshe ukuze abambe iqhaza kuqoqo lokuqala ngqa le-Global Harvest Automation Initiative.
I-Western Growers ikhethe abasunguli abayi-13 beqembu lokuqala le-Global Harvest Automation Initiative (GHAI), iphrojekthi eyisiqalo ehlose ukwenza amaphesenti angu-50 esivuno esikhethekile sesivuno phakathi neminyaka eyi-10 ngokusheshisa ukuthengiswa kwezinto ezishintshayo zokuvuna.
Izinkampani ezikhethelwe iqoqo zonke zisebenza ngokukhethekile kumarobhothi ezolimo, ukwenziwa kwemishini kanye ne-automation futhi zizothola izinsiza ezikhethekile ukuzisiza ukuthi ziqalise futhi zikale. Lokhu kuhlanganisa 1) Ukuqondisa (ukwesekwa komeluleki okuvela ezinkampanini ezihamba phambili ze-ag nezobuchwepheshe, okuhlanganisa impendulo mayelana neminikelo yomkhiqizo, amasu kanye nezinketho zokuya emakethe); 2) Ukuhlolwa Kwensimu (ukwenziwa lula kokuhlolwa kwensimu nabalimi); kanye 3) ne-Case Studies (impumelelo yocwaningo lwensimu izoshicilelwa njengezibonelo ezizotholwa abalimi). Okubaluleke kakhulu, iqoqo lizothola ukuhlanganiswa kwezinhlelo ukuze kuhlanganiswe izingxenye ezisezingeni lomkhakha (okuthiwa isitaki sobuchwepheshe) kumephu yomgwaqo womkhiqizo wabo ukuze amarobhothi abo akwazi ukungena ezinkundleni nasezimakethe ngokushesha.
“Iziqalo eziningi zokuvuna zakha bonke ubuchwepheshe buzinqwabelane ngokwazo - kusukela ekucabangeni nasekuhlakanipheni okwenziwe ngamarobhothi kanye nokunyakaza okuzenzakalelayo phezulu naphansi emasimini. I-Western Growers' Global Harvest Automation Initiative manje izobakhela lesi sitaki sobuchwepheshe,” kusho u-Walt Duflock, iphini likamongameli we-innovation e-Western Growers. “Abasunguli baleli qoqo bayizinkampani eziqalayo kanye nezinkampani ezisunguliwe ezizothola usizo lokuhlanganiswa nogandaganda abasezingeni lemboni, izingalo zamarobhothi nezinzwa, ezingangenisa ku-60–80% wenqwaba yobuchwepheshe besiqalo.”
Okulandelayo yizinkampani zokuqamba ezintsha ezikhethelwe ukuthola ukwesekwa okwenziwa kuzo zonke izici zamabhizinisi azo ukuze kukhuliswe ngokushesha:
- I-Advanced Farm Technologies: inikeza amathuluzi okulima athuthukile, njengamarobhothi okuvuna ama-strawberry azenzakalelayo, ukuze uthole izinsiza zokuvuna
- I-Antobot: yakha ithimba lamarobhothi amancane ezolimo ahlakaniphile anombono wekhompyutha othuthukisiwe nobuchwepheshe berobhothi
- Amarobhothi e-Augean: isiza ukuxazulula inkinga yezabasebenzi ebhekene nabalimi ngokwenza amarobhothi asebenzisanayo azimele
- I-Earth Rover: yenza amarobhothi asensimini azenzelayo ukuhlola, ukuvuna kanye nokuhlakula, futhi inikeza abalimi idatha yesitshalo ngasinye ukusuka kumbewu kuye esangweni
- I-FarmWise: idizayina ogandaganda abangashayeli abasebenzisa ukufunda ngomshini nokubona ngekhompyutha, esikhundleni sokubulala ukhula, ukuqeda ukhula emasimini abalimi
- I-FFRobotics: ithuthukisa inkundla yokuvuna enokwethenjelwa, eqinile elingisa inqubo yokukha izandla yomuntu ukuze ivune izithelo ngendlela ephumelelayo, eyongayo futhi engenakulimala
- Imishini Yodaka: yakha isizukulwane esisha samarobhothi asensimini asiza abalimi ukuphatha izitshalo ezidinga abasebenzi abaningi ngokwenza umsebenzi wasensimini
- I-Oxbo International Corporation: uklama, ukhiqize futhi usabalalise izinto ezintsha zokuvuna kanye nemikhiqizo ehlobene
- Ramsay Highlander: umenzi wezinto zoqobo kanye nomkhiqizi ngokwezifiso wezinsiza zokuvuna ezakhiwe ngomklamo, imishini yokuvuna eyimishini kanye nemishini yokuvuna ekhethekile embonini yokutshala izitshalo.
- Amarobhothi Avuthiwe: wakha futhi uphathe amarobhothi okukha izithelo
- I-Robotics Plus: inika amandla ukukhula okuqhubekayo kwezimboni ze-horticultural kanye ne-fiber ngokusebenzisa amarobhothi kanye ne-automation
- I-SPUDNIK Equipment Company LLC: ikhiqiza imishini yokuvuna nokuphatha amazambane
- I-Strio AI: yenza ngokuzenzakalelayo imisebenzi enzima yabalimi abakhethekile, iqala ngokusika ama-strawberry ngomgijimi
Umsunguli ngamunye wakhethwa ngokusekelwe ekuthandeni kwemakethe namandla esilinganiso esiphumelelayo kanye nempendulo evela kumalungu e-Western Grower namaqembu emboni, okuhlanganisa ne-Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission.
I-GHAI Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), iqembu elinolwazi lwe-precision ag, amarobhothi, ubuhlakani bokwenziwa, ukukhiqizwa kwemishini, ukuvuna okuzenzakalelayo kanye nemisebenzi yomlimi/yomthumeli, izosebenzisana neqembu ezintweni ezibalulekile ezingasheshisa imizamo yabo yokuthuthukisa.
Ama-SME ami kanje:
- I-Trimble: UMike Dentinger (Ukuphathwa Kwephrojekthi Yesigaba 1) kanye nama-Trimble SME amane
- Bosch eNyakatho Melika: Andreas Fuchs, Fabian Henrici
- I-Oxbo International Corporation: Kathryn Van Weerdhuizen, Scott Korthuis (othathe umhlalaphansi), uChris Schloesser (othathe umhlalaphansi)
- I-Spudnik Equipment Company LLC: uDavid Offerdahl, u-Evan Steel
- URamsay Highlander: UFrank Maconachy, uGreg Weisenfeld
- U-Driscoll's (ngaphambili): UMichael Christensen
- NWFM LLC: Keith Veselka
- I-Red Rooster Consulting: Scott Jacky
- I-ProMach: Don Wickstrum
- Iqembu leMilano Technical: Dominic Milano, Soummya Datta
- I-All-Phase Co: Ken Hite
- Amapulazi aseGrimmway: UJeff Morrison
- Inkampani ye-Turlock Fruit: uNeill Callis
- Amapulazi Abazalwane Besonto: Josh Ruiz
- I-Illume Agriculture: Kevin Andrew
- Abatshali be-Superfresh: uMike Van Pelt
Izinsiza nolwazi oluningiliziwe mayelana ne-GHAI lungatholakala ku Ikhasi lewebhu le-WG Center for Innovation & Technology lapha.
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