Why Farmers Should Adopt Digital Farming

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• Why Farmers Should Adopt Digital Farming NAFA

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• Why Farmers Should Adopt Digital Farming

What is digital farming?

• About Us

• Digital farming increases productivity and lowers
  production costs

It helps reduce environmental and ecological
impacts
It prevents soil degradation.
Conclusion
All In One Digital Farming Solution NetBeat
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About Us - Financing Solutions For Climate
Resilient, Future Ready Profitable Farming.

• Netafim Agricultural Financing Agency Pvt. Ltd.
  (NAFA) was promoted by Netafim Group, Israel to
  finance the stakeholders in micro-irrigation
  value chain. Netafim invented and pioneered the
  adoption of drip irrigation system across the
  world with the mission to promote a global change
  in the way water is used in agriculture.
• One of the major hurdles in adoption, of micro
  irrigation by farmers, was their access to
  finance, hence Netafim decided to provide
  financial solutions to the stakeholders in micro
  irrigation value chain. NAFA, the Non-Banking
  Finance Company (NBFC) of Netafim Group, received
  the RBI license and commenced operations in
  March2013.

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• Why Farmers Should Adopt Digital Farming

• Digital farming is the future of Indian
  agriculture. The use of technology in agriculture
  enhances yield, efficiency, and profitability.
  Currently, the agriculture sector is valued
  at 370 US billion and is one of the primary
  sectors in the Indian economy. The GDP
  contribution by the agriculture sector increased
  from 17.8 in 2019-20 to 19.9 in 2020-21. And it
  is estimated to grow further in the coming years
  with the implementation of digital technology in
  farming, yielding higher crops and enhancing
  sustainability by reducing water consumption and
  agrochemicals.

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• What Is Digital Farming?

• Digital farming is the process in which
  technology is leveraged to increase crop
  production to meet food demand sustainably and
  increase the income flow of farmers. Technologies
  empower the agricultural industry with tools and
  information to make more informed decisions.
  These tools help farmers digitally collect,
  store, and analyse data and use the information
  to get timely and relevant insights to prevent
  losses and increase productivity by staying
  well-informed.
• Reasons Why Farmers Should Adopt Digital Farming
• In India, agriculture is the primary source of
  livelihood for about 58 of Indias population.
  And approximately 60 of the Indian population
  works in the agriculture industry, contributing
  about 18 to Indias GDP. Digital farming
  comprises precision farming and smart farming
  implemented with intelligent software and
  hardware. Precision farming adopts
  technology-powered farming management that
  observes, measures, and analyses the needs of a
  specific field. At the same time, smart farming
  is a management concept that leverages technology
  for tracking, monitoring, automating, and
  analysing activities.

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• Digital Farming Increases Productivity And Lowers
  Production Costs

• Digital farming enables farmers to prevent the
  development of unhealthy soil. The technology
  helps farmers maintain soil health by
  visualising, understanding, and improving soil
  fertility. The sensors help remotely monitor soil
  moisture, humidity, nutrient levels, temperature,
  and acidity. When the sensors connect to the
  irrigation system, they maintain soil health by
  providing the required water.
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• Digital farming also helps identify productivity
  zones in fields because productivity varies in
  each zone. It provides yield mapping data that is
  of significant importance. Therefore by analysing
  data, farmers can reduce unnecessary wastage. It
  thus enables to collect the field-level data
  easily that gives precise information, helps in
  making informed decisions, thus reducing risk and
  improving efficiency, increasing productivity and
  profitability.

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• It Prevents Soil Degradation.

• Digital farming provides sustainable means of
  agriculture that stops soil erosion. The
  agrochemicals used in the fields cause soil
  erosion and degradation. Technology enables the
  limited use of these chemicals to prevent soil
  degradation. Digital farming techniques can
  protect and restore ecosystems and improve the
  health of the soil.
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• Digital Farming Helps Farmers Increase Income And
  Improve Their Socio-economic Status
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• Adoption of digital farming allows farmers to
  increase their yield it, in turn, will fetch
  them good income. Their overall conditions
  improve, enabling them to have better education
  for their children and healthy family life.
  Because of their increased credibility, farmers
  can also avail agricultural loans to increase
  their investment and earn more. Many financing
  companies are enabling farmers to define their
  lives through timely agricultural loans, such
  as Netafim agricultural financing company.

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• It Helps Reduce Environmental And Ecological
  Impacts

• The techniques used in digital farming, such as
  geospatial information and sensors, help farmers
  use the required amount of nutrients,
  agrochemicals, and fertilisers. This practice
  helps maximise the yield and reduce the
  environmental and ecological impacts. Digital
  farming also uses a high-resolution
  geopositioning system (GPS) and geographic
  information systems (GIS) to collect real-time
  data. The accurate information collected can
  generate high-resolution images of the fields to
  automate nutrient and pesticides application. The
  reduced use of pesticides protects water bodies
  and the aquatic life balancing the ecological
  system.
• All In One Digital Farming Solution NetBeat
• If you are looking to adopt digital farming, here
  is an all-in-one irrigation solution that helps
  you save cost, increase yield through sustainable
  ways, meet the increasing food demand, and earn
  more income.

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• All In One Digital Farming Solution NetBeat

• NetBeat is the first digital farming solution
  that enables farmers to automate irrigation,
  fertigation, and crop protection. It allows you
  to monitor with ease, analyse, and control your
  irrigation from anywhere. NetBeat is the first
  intelligent irrigation system. It is an excellent
  modern-day solution for advanced corporate farms
  to smallholders with flexible budgets, and you
  can upgrade as you grow. NetBeat is developed by
  experts who have years of expertise in agronomics
  so that farmers can enjoy and reap the benefits
  of digital farming. With all the accurate and
  real-time information in the palm, one can take
  complete control of the farm and make informed
  decisions.
• Farmers can make the most of NetBeat, drive deep
  and valuable insights and turn them into ones
  favour with automation and optimisation. It
  optimises your yield and saves costs, and
  increases income flow in all seasons. With
  NetBeat, you can generate daily irrigation
  strategies personalised for your crops to make
  the right decisions. Any farmer can use it with
  ease as the interface is user-friendly and
  straightforward it is as simple as using social
  media.

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• Conclusion

• Adopting digital farming is a win-win situation
  for increasing farmers income, meeting the
  increasing demand for food, sustainable farming,
  and whatnot. Therefore, now is the time for
  farmers of India to take a leap and adopt
  advanced technology to catch up with the pace of
  other countries that are reaping the benefits of
  digital farming. You can also apply for
  an agricultural loan to suffice your requirement
  and start a journey of fulfilling life through
  sustainable farming methods. NetBeat is here to
  assist you in your irrigation to take it to the
  next level by optimising your yield and reducing
  cost.

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What We Promote?
Sustainable Agriculture Practices by promoting
climate resilient technologies by focusing on
using water efficiently to reduce negative impact
on environment.
Access to Financial Service To small holder
farmers and Small Medium rural agri enterprises
Improving Farmers Income Level By helping him to
adopt cash-crops, increasing crop-productivity
and helping him to grow more with less
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Thank you
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