Technology requirements for a standard information infrastructure to assist compliance with crop production standards

E. Nash; R. Nikkilä; L. Pesonen; C.G. Sørensen

Technology requirements for a standard information infrastructure to assist compliance with crop production standards

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E. Nash

E. Nash Rostock University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Institute for Management of Rural Areas, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 6, 18059 Rostock, Germany; edward.nash@uni-rostock.de

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R. Nikkilä

R. Nikkilä Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Automation and Systems Technology, P.O. Box 5500, 02015 TKK Finland; rnikkila@cc.hut.fi

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L. Pesonen

L. Pesonen MTT Agrifood Research Finland, Vakolantie 55, 03400 Vihti, Finland; liisa.pesonen@mtt.fi

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C.G. Sørensen

C.G. Sørensen Århus University, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Research Centre Bygholm, Århus University, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Research Centre BygholmSchuttesvej 17, 8700 Horsens, Denmark; claus.soerensen@agrsci.dk

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Pages:: 935–942

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789086866649_113

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The assessment of compliance with standards requires not only on-farm data but also information from external sources. Not least amongst this information is the definition of what is required by the standard. Software providers may be reluctant to embed this in their systems due to concerns regarding liability, particularly as standards are subject to temporal and spatial variation which would require a mechanism for customising the software and ensuring timely updates. Many standards also require that inputs to the farm (seed, fertilisers, crop protection agents, etc.) are both documented and certified and that the details of many on-farm operations are recorded. Furthermore, outputs from the farm, both in terms of agricultural products and by-products, must in many cases be recorded. Required information may currently typically be held using paper records, or simple digitised records such as spreadsheets and text documents, and may be exchanged either in paper form or electronically, on physical medium or via the internet. However, technologies already exist which could be used to simplify and automate the electronic collection, management and transfer of information. The administrative workload of demonstrating compliance with standards could thereby be significantly reduced by adoption of appropriate technologies. In this paper we will consider some of the technical requirements for an infrastructure to provide for crop production and farm management standards to be acquired by the farmer and enable an automated assessment of compliance. Where appropriate, suggestions are made as to where existing or emerging technologies may be used to assist in assessing compliance. Additionally, components requiring openness and standardisation will be identified together with, where possible, existing standards which may be suitable. Dependability, data transfer capacity and the special requirements of real-time decision support are also considered.

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