IoT-enabled farms and climate-adaptive agriculture technologies: Investment lessons from Singapore
The adoption of climate-adaptive agricultural technologies (CAATs) for extensive (outdoor) agriculture is stalled by funding gaps experienced by governments in the Mekong countries, with negative implications on the rural farming industry, on income and job security among smallholder farmers, and on...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2019
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| author | Montesclaros, Jose Ma. Luis Babu, Suresh Chandra Teng, Paul S. |
| author_browse | Babu, Suresh Chandra Montesclaros, Jose Ma. Luis Teng, Paul S. |
| author_facet | Montesclaros, Jose Ma. Luis Babu, Suresh Chandra Teng, Paul S. |
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| description | The adoption of climate-adaptive agricultural technologies (CAATs) for extensive (outdoor) agriculture is stalled by funding gaps experienced by governments in the Mekong countries, with negative implications on the rural farming industry, on income and job security among smallholder farmers, and on food sufficiency and access across the population. We argue that one way of helping bridge these gaps is for providers and users of CAATs for extensive agriculture to learn from the practices of those in CAATs for intensive (indoor) agriculture. Indoor CAATs are already receiving significant private-sector investment, a key reason being their ability to leverage the complementary nature of these technologies within farms that are integrated and enabled to use the so-called Internet of things (IoT). Seamlessly linking different CAATs (sensors, crop analytics, and automation) can allow for synergies that significantly boost crop yields and, in turn, the viability of investing in CAATs. We demonstrate these synergies through two case studies, one that looks at the increasing global investment in indoor CAATs and another that describes a financial viability assessment for an indoor farm in Singapore. We conclude with lessons on how these insights can be transferred to the Mekong countries, including a prototype IoT-enabled extensive farm that integrates multiple CAATs, and an investment assessment tool for translating the yield benefits into terms that investors can appreciate. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1473052025-11-06T05:33:22Z IoT-enabled farms and climate-adaptive agriculture technologies: Investment lessons from Singapore Montesclaros, Jose Ma. Luis Babu, Suresh Chandra Teng, Paul S. pot plants investment technology private sector innovation adoption internet of things climate change adaptation information and communication technologies climate-smart agriculture The adoption of climate-adaptive agricultural technologies (CAATs) for extensive (outdoor) agriculture is stalled by funding gaps experienced by governments in the Mekong countries, with negative implications on the rural farming industry, on income and job security among smallholder farmers, and on food sufficiency and access across the population. We argue that one way of helping bridge these gaps is for providers and users of CAATs for extensive agriculture to learn from the practices of those in CAATs for intensive (indoor) agriculture. Indoor CAATs are already receiving significant private-sector investment, a key reason being their ability to leverage the complementary nature of these technologies within farms that are integrated and enabled to use the so-called Internet of things (IoT). Seamlessly linking different CAATs (sensors, crop analytics, and automation) can allow for synergies that significantly boost crop yields and, in turn, the viability of investing in CAATs. We demonstrate these synergies through two case studies, one that looks at the increasing global investment in indoor CAATs and another that describes a financial viability assessment for an indoor farm in Singapore. We conclude with lessons on how these insights can be transferred to the Mekong countries, including a prototype IoT-enabled extensive farm that integrates multiple CAATs, and an investment assessment tool for translating the yield benefits into terms that investors can appreciate. 2019-02-07 2024-06-21T09:13:07Z 2024-06-21T09:13:07Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147305 en https://doi.org/10.2499/0896295354 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Montesclaros, Jose Ma. Luis; Babu, Suresh Chandra; and Teng, Paul S. 2019. IoT-enabled farms and climate-adaptive agriculture technologies: Investment lessons from Singapore. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1805. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147305 |
| spellingShingle | pot plants investment technology private sector innovation adoption internet of things climate change adaptation information and communication technologies climate-smart agriculture Montesclaros, Jose Ma. Luis Babu, Suresh Chandra Teng, Paul S. IoT-enabled farms and climate-adaptive agriculture technologies: Investment lessons from Singapore |
| title | IoT-enabled farms and climate-adaptive agriculture technologies: Investment lessons from Singapore |
| title_full | IoT-enabled farms and climate-adaptive agriculture technologies: Investment lessons from Singapore |
| title_fullStr | IoT-enabled farms and climate-adaptive agriculture technologies: Investment lessons from Singapore |
| title_full_unstemmed | IoT-enabled farms and climate-adaptive agriculture technologies: Investment lessons from Singapore |
| title_short | IoT-enabled farms and climate-adaptive agriculture technologies: Investment lessons from Singapore |
| title_sort | iot enabled farms and climate adaptive agriculture technologies investment lessons from singapore |
| topic | pot plants investment technology private sector innovation adoption internet of things climate change adaptation information and communication technologies climate-smart agriculture |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147305 |
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