Technology for agronomic data management transforms the conduct of field trials

Decision-making is a permanent exercise carried out by rural producers and also by agribusiness companies and, in the era of Big Data that we are experiencing, having information in an agile and integrated way contributes to good results at the end of each harvest. When conducting experimental fields, this technological process has also become essential and contributes to more opportunities for business growth.

It was with this objective that AMVAC do Brasil, which operates in performance, production and crop protection solutions, searched the market for a company that could offer a complete digital tool. The idea was to have technology as an ally in the work carried out in experimental fields, a need that was met by the AgTech Sima tool - Integrated Agricultural Monitoring System.

With the partnership, the information generated in the research areas gained another scenario, that of digital agriculture. Before arriving at Sima, all the data collected was entered into Excel and then had to be presented in Powerpoint by the company's professionals, which did not make it any easier to standardize information, share results between teams and control what had been done. done in the field.

Agronomist Rafael Gomes de Azevedo, R&D/market development coordinator, explains that all the work has become more dynamic. “At any time I can access the areas and follow the activities. Before we could create more types of assessments and now we have fewer, but they are standardized and more efficient, less is more”, he highlights.

How works

The Sima tool works very simply, both for companies in the agricultural sector and for rural producers. Through an application, the user has full control of the crop remotely, can take images, record audio or notes offline to generate tables, graphs, interactive maps and share reports. Furthermore, all information is stored and available for consultation at any time and place. 

One of the differences of the tool that has contributed to AMVAC's work is the possibility of accessing NDVI images, an acronym for Normalized Difference Vegetation Index. This type of image can analyze the real condition of a crop or an experimental area. “So with the images that the Sima system provides, we can evaluate the improvements that need to be made at each point, this helps to improve our solution”, comments the coordinator.

Data History

Also used in tiling areas and demand generation programs, the Sima system also allows the construction of a database. “Often, the data collected is only used in one harvest because it is being entered into Excel and it is almost impossible to have integration and monitoring with other members and teams. With the platform, information is managed and unified in a single database, in addition to building and maintaining the harvest history to monitor what has already happened”, highlights Rafael Malacco, market development manager at Sima.

About

Sima is an AgTech that emerged in 2013 in Argentina with the aim of offering producers a simple, complete and intelligent platform for monitoring, control and data analysis. Today, the company is present in 8 countries in Latin America and has more than 4 million hectares monitored. More information at: www.sima.ag/pt.