A hand held device for economic agricultural management

Abstract

A hand held device for economic agricultural management is described for a user of the device to provide agricultural information relating to a field, wherein the agricultural information includes information on at least one crop. A transmitter of the device transmits information including the agricultural information relating to the field. A receiver of the device receives agricultural data that includes economic information relating to the at least one crop. A processing unit of the device determines economic agricultural management information on the basis of the agricultural data. An output unit of the device outputs the economic agricultural management information to the user of the device.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a national stage application under 35 U.S.C. § 371 of International Application No. PCT / EP2018 / 070257, filed internationally on Jul. 26, 2018, which claims priority benefit to European Application Nos. 17184426.9, filed Aug. 2, 2017, 17184423.6, filed Aug. 2, 2017 and 17184422.8 and filed Aug. 2, 2017.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a hand held device for economic agricultural management and a method for economic agricultural management using a hand held device, as well as to a computer program element and a computer readable medium.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The general background of this invention is agricultural management. Increasingly sophisticated agricultural management systems are being provided to large scale agricultural enterprises, who operate sophisticated, sometimes automated, machinery within an integrated agricultural management system. However, a significant proportio...

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Benefits of technology

The patent text describes a system that uses data collected from a farmer's field to determine which crop to grow and which inputs to use (fertilizer, herbicide, etc.). The system analyzes information from the field, such as soil quality and crop yield, and predicts the expected selling price at different markets and harvest times. This helps the farmer make informed decisions about which crop to grow and how to manage it. The system uses advanced techniques to estimate the expected cost of applying different inputs and the resulting quality and yield of the crop. Overall, the system helps the farmer improve their decision-making process and increase economic returns.

Problems solved by technology

However, a significant proportion of the food the world requires is produced by smallholders, who may have only one very small field, or a number of small fields, and who operate no, or little, mechanized machinery and for whom such sophisticated agricultural management systems are not appropriate.

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