Auckland – A pioneering arable farming tech trial is expected to make a quantum leap to help boost New Zealand’s primary export revenue. New Zealand has a low understanding of how the internet of things (IoT) can assist with farm management and sustainability and adoption of precision agriculture techniques also remains low. New Zealand’s primary industry export …
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Nine producers are making their properties available for global solution providers and developers to install relevant IoT devices on their herd/flock and properties
07 October 2018
“IoT could benefit farmers by up to half a billion dollars a year. Now that is worth taking a look at”
06 September 2018
The New Zealand IoT (internet of things) Alliance believes cutting-edge technologies will have a profound impact on helping improve New Zealand’s agricultural productivity. Alliance executive director Kriv Naicker says a major study into the potential benefits of IoT last year found that better use of IoT across agriculture could provide more than $570 million for …
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Vodafone’s Blackhawk Tracking solution is helping farmers to track and manage ATV driver behaviour. Using a combination of real time data and GPS tracking, Blackhawk is allowing farmers to locate drivers and monitor performance. For the driver, the automated emergency call should the vehicle tip over will ensure rapid response to any situation. Great use …
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A fledgling New Zealand agritech company run by a rising Kiwi entrepreneur who has worked for Rocket Lab has raised $8 million
02 July 2018
“IoT could benefit farmers by up to half a billion dollars a year. Now that is worth taking a look at”.
23 April 2018
Tech advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) might help New Zealand move toward a solution for helping feed the world which will require food production to double to meet a growing population demands, says a Kiwi tech expert. New Zealand IoT Alliance executive director Kriv Naicker says the new government …
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A new research study has identified agri-business as one of the best opportunities to use the internet of things (IoT) for economic advantage in New Zealand, mainly because of the contribution that agriculture already makes to the Kiwi economy.
02 July 2017
