IRRI showcased its unmanned aerial systems (UAS), more commonly known as drones, at 2015 International Film Expo in Manila held recently
Machinery & Equipment
New app to aid farmers with improving crop yield
The newly-developed Organic Fertiliser Assistant app has been launched, which finds the right combination of organic and mineral fertiliser for crops for farmers
IRRI’s latest app can help raise farmers’ income
![The farming tool is expected to aid farmers located in the Red River Delta and Mekong Delta regions. (Image source: TororoReaction/Shutterstock)](/images/smartphoneinnature-torororeaction-shutterstock.jpg)
The farming tool is expected to aid farmers located in the Red River Delta and Mekong Delta regions. (Image source: TororoReaction/Shutterstock)
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has developed crop manager software to help farmers in Vietnam better manage crops and increase incomes by US$100 per hectare per crop
AEF’s camera system for better farm management
![The ISOBUS standardises communication between farm machinery and management systems. (Image source: AEF)](/images/ISOBUS%20camera%20plug.png)
The ISOBUS standardises communication between farm machinery and management systems. (Image source: AEF)
The Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF) has devised a Camera Systems project team to resolve the issue surrounding incompatibility of using camera systems with each other and with ISOBUS universal terminals in cab displays
Bringing big data to farming in Indonesia
![CI-Agriculture began its first trial last year on a rice paddy outside of Jakarta on the foot of Mount Gede. (Image source: Don McCollough/Flickr)](/images/drone-Don%20McCullough_flickr.jpg)
CI-Agriculture began its first trial last year on a rice paddy outside of Jakarta on the foot of Mount Gede. (Image source: Don McCollough/Flickr)
Indonesian local start-up Collective Intelligence Agriculture (CI-Agriculture), subsidiary of analytical solutions provider Mediatrac, is bringing digital innovation to farming in the Southeast Asian country