Precision agriculture: Presented IBF Servizi, the first technological hub for Italian agriculture

Rome  17 July 2019

Optimization of production processes, reduction of production costs, improvement of environmental sustainability and quality. These are the goals of IBF Servizi to improve the competitiveness of Italian agriculture. Born from a public-private partnership between ISMEA and Bonifiche Ferraresi, IBF Servizi promotes the development of precision agriculture, supporting companies in the sector in adopting and implementing innovative technological solutions.

The project is addressed to Italian agriculture and is now being strengthened thanks to the entry of two big hi-tech companies into the corporate structure such as Leonardo and A2A Smart City. Leonardo participates in the initiative through e-GEOS, a joint venture between Telespazio and the Italian Space Agency. e-GEOS is one of the international players in satellite earth observation and geoinformation. A2A Smart City (the A2A Group company) develops and manages technological infrastructures for integrated and networked digital services, which will bring its experience in the field of proximal sensors and in the development of narrow-band networks.

The initiative was presented today during the press conference "From the space to the earth. The technological leap for Italian agriculture" held in Rome at the Montecitorio Meeting Center, in the presence of the Minister for Agricultural Policies Gian Marco Centinaio, with Raffaele Borriello - Director-General of ISMEA, Valerio Camerano - CEO of A2A, Gianni De Gennaro - Chairman of Leonardo, Federico Vecchioni - CEO of BF S.p.A.

Thanks to the expertise developed through the intense research and development activities of Bonifiche Ferraresi and ISMEA, IBF is today able to offer services that range from crops monitoring to the support of decisions for irrigation and defence against pathogens, up to the supply of prescription maps for sowing and fertilizing. These are a multiplicity of modular activities effective both on small plots and on large areas, allowing to meet the needs of a wide range of stakeholders.

In order to optimize production factors, strategic tools such as business decision support systems, territorial information systems and satellite localization systems – in addition to proximal and remote sensors – represent increasingly important planning and management devices for agricultural entrepreneurs.

Promoting and spreading the principles of precision agriculture with the help of these innovative technologies allows to make the right thing in the right place at the right time, reducing waste, increasing yields and optimizing processes, with obvious benefits both in economic and in environmental terms.

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