Precision irrigation and harvest management in orchards: an economic assessment
Precision management has become vital in agriculture with possibilities growing alongside developments in information and communication, robotics and sensor technologies. On the other side of expected benefits of precision management in terms of environmental friendliness, yield margin, input effici...
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University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture
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| description | Precision management has become vital in agriculture with possibilities growing alongside developments in information and communication, robotics and sensor technologies. On the other side of expected benefits of precision management in terms of environmental friendliness, yield margin, input efficiency, etc., is the upfront expensiveness of such technologies. There is hence a need to quantitatively assess expected net benefits and provide useful information for farmers and stakeholders to enable informed choice on the potential adoption of precision technologies and management practices. This study presents economic assessment of precision irrigation and harvest management system with integrated use of sensor technologies and Farm Management Information System (FMIS) as compared to conventional practice applying partial budgeting as a tool. Relevant scenarios are defined based on data from an experimental apple orchard field situated in Prangins, Switzerland. The precision management system is found to be economically justifiable in situations of high demand for irrigation characterized by limited rainfall and considerable variabilities in weather conditions. Its economic feasibility is found to be sensitive to changes in fruit price and capital cost. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a6735ed395e4bbab8ab9d0a3e6c24f02022-12-21T19:27:18ZbulUniversity of Zagreb, Faculty of AgricultureJournal of Central European Agriculture1332-90492019-09-012031009102210.5513/JCEA01/20.3.2160Precision irrigation and harvest management in orchards: an economic assessmentTseganesh TamiratSøren PedersenPrecision management has become vital in agriculture with possibilities growing alongside developments in information and communication, robotics and sensor technologies. On the other side of expected benefits of precision management in terms of environmental friendliness, yield margin, input efficiency, etc., is the upfront expensiveness of such technologies. There is hence a need to quantitatively assess expected net benefits and provide useful information for farmers and stakeholders to enable informed choice on the potential adoption of precision technologies and management practices. This study presents economic assessment of precision irrigation and harvest management system with integrated use of sensor technologies and Farm Management Information System (FMIS) as compared to conventional practice applying partial budgeting as a tool. Relevant scenarios are defined based on data from an experimental apple orchard field situated in Prangins, Switzerland. The precision management system is found to be economically justifiable in situations of high demand for irrigation characterized by limited rainfall and considerable variabilities in weather conditions. Its economic feasibility is found to be sensitive to changes in fruit price and capital cost.https://jcea.agr.hr/articles/773647_Precision_irrigation_and_harvest_management_in_orchards_an_economic_assessment_en.pdfapple orchardeconomic assessmentirrigation managementpartial budget analysisprecision agriculture |
| spellingShingle | Tseganesh Tamirat Søren Pedersen Precision irrigation and harvest management in orchards: an economic assessment Journal of Central European Agriculture apple orchard economic assessment irrigation management partial budget analysis precision agriculture |
| title | Precision irrigation and harvest management in orchards: an economic assessment |
| title_full | Precision irrigation and harvest management in orchards: an economic assessment |
| title_fullStr | Precision irrigation and harvest management in orchards: an economic assessment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Precision irrigation and harvest management in orchards: an economic assessment |
| title_short | Precision irrigation and harvest management in orchards: an economic assessment |
| title_sort | precision irrigation and harvest management in orchards an economic assessment |
| topic | apple orchard economic assessment irrigation management partial budget analysis precision agriculture |
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