Project of precision farming with use of GPS to allow to increase crop yield up to 40%
The unique feature of precision farming is that mineral fertilizers are used rationally and differentially without putting additional mineral load on soil. It is possible thanks to making GPS-maps based on analysis of the soil. The information about the structure, density and positions are put in computers and a map of the field is made.
"This new technology provides for distribution of every nutrient element in the soil. A GPS-map is made on the basis of these analyses. According to the map, fertilizers are distributed in the soil which will also help save up to 30-50% of mineral fertilizers," S. Nukeshev said.
According to S. Nukeshev, savings of mineral fertilizers in helps to reduce agrochemical load on the soil which can also result in qualitative rational use of soil resources but not quantities.
A special cultivator and fertilizer machine was developed for applying this innovative technology. This machine will be required for differentially fertilizing the soil, the machine will also serve as sowing machine besides distribution of fertilizers.
It should be noted that no similar to this machine has been developed or designed in the CIS countries. The universal machine with GPS-maps will allow to increase crop yield by 35-40%.
Sayakhat Nukeshev notes that the launch of a production line of this machinery will allow Kazakhstan to take its niche in the machine building industry in terms of producing agricultural machinery. "A production line of this machinery will allow to elevate the level of the sphere of agriculture as well as machine building industry," he concluded.
The implementation of the program of technology business incubation was started by the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Kazakhstan in 2010. The operator of the program is JSC National Agency for Technological Development. The program is one of the instruments of the state support of industrial-innovative activity and it is aimed rendering assistance to small innovative companies in their development at early stages.
In 2011, 209 applications were submitted for participation in the program. 40 projects were selected for technology business incubation. The average cost of services of technology business incubation for one client makes KZT 6.1 mln. In the context of the regions, the majority of participants apply for participation in 2011 was from Astana.