Agriculture advisory services, also known as extension services, refer to the entire collection of organizations that help individuals involved in agricultural production solve problems and gain information, skills, and technologies to enhance their livelihoods. It’s an integral part of the ecosystem of the market and nonmarket businesses and agents that deliver vital information to farmers and other rural residents. Agricultural consulting has long been acknowledged as a critical component of agricultural development. Agricultural extension services have important public-benefit characteristics. Therefore, it is not astonishing that there are more than half a billion official extension workers worldwide.

Obtaining the precise recommendation from any source is usually impossible unless a visit to the farm is made. However, with the Sat2Farm app, you can get agriculture advisory fast and easily with one click. You need not wait for an agriculture specialist to come to visit before you receive expert support. For e.g. in the event of any disease outbreak, all you have to do is take images of the contaminated area of the crop and receive remote advice from our experts. Farmers can also describe the photograph that was taken.

Why is there a need for an Agriculture Advisory?

• Agriculture advisory is needed to solve a host of farm challenges as they arise.
• It enables farmers to gain relevant knowledge and insights on becoming more efficient in farm operations, resource use, and development.
• It saves farmers from the disastrous effects associated with not having expert support.
• It arms farmers with data and information to make better decisions.
• It helps farmers to be better positioned to manage risks, thereby reducing the incidence of losses and suicide cases among farmers.
• It links farmers with opportunities for growth and development.
• Farmers get support either through the government or the private sector in the form of subsidies in fertilizer cost and improved seeds.
• Agriculture advisory bridges the gap between farmers and researchers such that farmers can communicate their problems to researchers, and researchers can research on those problems and proffer solutions to them, which the farmers benefit from onwards.
• It enables the farmer to continuously improve the efficiency of farm operations, save costs and become more environmentally sustainable.
• It enables farms and agribusinesses to record higher yields and become more profitable.

Agriculture Advisory Functionality of the Sat2Farm Mobile App

Soil Health

The Sat2Farm mobile application assists you to manage the nutrient deficient soil. NPK are the major soil nutrients required by the crop plants for their growth and development. Physical soil testing is a cumbersome process and laboratory soil analysis is time consuming.  

Through the Sat2Farm app, get soil test reports instantly without traveling miles. Can be accessed from anywhere on the globe. Along with major soil nutrients, one can get information on soil pH and soil organic carbon (SOC).

Crop Health

Multiple indices and approaches for precision crop health management have been developed and tested using remote sensing products in the optical, thermal, and microwave bands. Many crops can use the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), which are produced from optical images, to diagnose health of the crop. 

The Sat2Farm mobile app has the functionality of NDVI. The NDVI map of Sat2Farm enables you to know the health viability of your crops on the farm. This functionality is helpful because it will help you take corrective measures early enough to forestall negative eventualities such as stunted growth and poor yield arising from unhealthy crops on the farm.

Soil Moisture Management

The Sat2Farm mobile app enables you to see the moisture content of your farm’s soil through a map. This will allow you to know areas of your farm that are undergoing water stress and, at the same time, arm you with knowledge of places to concentrate your irrigation efforts. 

Pest Disease Management

Pests and Diseases can result in a considerable reduction in agricultural yields and farm income. Early plant disease diagnosis and its geographic scope can aid in limiting disease transmission and lowering production losses. The traditional method of disease identification, field scouting, is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and prone to human error. Furthermore, field scouting may make it difficult to diagnose the disease early on when the symptoms aren’t entirely obvious. Moreover, some diseases have no apparent signs or do not affect until it is too late to intervene. The traditional method of field scouting also makes it impossible to map the disease’s spatial range and severity.

The Sat2Farm mobile app, on the other hand, might be used to efficiently monitor the disease, particularly in the early phases of disease development, when field scouting may be difficult to distinguish. Also, through image based advisory options, crop specific recommendations are provided for the particular pest and disease.

Weather analytics

The weather fluctuation caused by the current climate is concerning. Farmers are unable to prepare ahead of time when and what to plant as a result. The Sat2Farm smartphone app gives you access to rainfall data for the next 14 days, updated daily. You can better plan your farm activities now that you have this information. By sun-drying your farm food, you’ll know exactly when to sow, harvest, or store it.

For more information, reach out to us at connect@satyukt.com or +91 7019992797 or visit our website https://satyukt.com/web to explore our products suit to your needs and download the Sat2Farm app on the Google Play store to begin to enjoy its functionalities. You will find the app very useful for your farm.