Technology:
Fujitsu will launch
a cloud computing service to increase the efficiency of agricultural management
this October. The system is named Akisai that means colors of autumn. It keeps
and analyzes data on field jobs and crop images for more crop yields and better
crop quality. Because the system is cloud computing, the user can manage it by
PC, smartphone, or tablet PC. The basic plan designed for a team of five people
is 40,000 yen per month besides the initial cost of 50,000 yen. The company
plans to sell the service to organizations eager to increase the management
efficiency like agricultural associations, distributors of agricultural
products, and restaurant chains.
In the field,
workers record such data as working hours, fertilizers used, and growing
condition, and transmit them to Fujitsu’s data center. They can monitor such
data as crop situation, cost, and profitability using their PCs in their
office. Companies involved in the distribution of agricultural products have to
pay 100,000 per month for the service. They can unify management of such data
as production plan and expected crop yields of each contract farmer and growth
situation for better and smoother procurement. Fujitsu has been conducting
experiments of the system since 2008 in 10 agricultural production
corporations, and successfully increased the crop yields of cabbage by 30%.
Following Fujitsu, NEC will also launch a cloud computing service to monitor
the cultivation in the greenhouse shortly.
Fujitsu’s cloud
computing service for
more crop yields and higher crop quality
more crop yields and higher crop quality
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