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Technology · precision farming

Data from the air, decisions on the ground

As part of its investment, SAL equips its portfolio companies with precision-farming technology, so fertiliser goes in the right dose to the right place, input costs stay efficient, and every field and tree is traceable.

MilFood PADIFAST
Illustration of precision farming: drone, multispectral map, and soil samples

MilFood PADI

Rice fields, measured

PADI is MilFood’s Field & Analysis platform for rice farming. It links drone operators, agronomists, the laboratory, and the fertiliser plant in one data flow, from aerial imagery to fertiliser recipes.

  • MilFood PADI screenshot: NDVI field map and crop-health distribution

    Crop-health mapping

    Drone & NDVI

    Multispectral drones capture each field; NDVI and OSAVI indices are mapped per plot to show healthy, stressed, and critical zones, with trends over time.

    • NDVI & OSAVI
    • Capture history per field
  • MilFood PADI screenshot: DJI Agras aerial fertilisation summary

    Fertilising with DJI Agras

    Aerial fertilisation

    DJI Agras flight logs are imported into PADI, recording organic fertiliser volume, area covered, duration, flow rate, and spray path for every mission.

    • DJI Agras log import
    • Volume & area per mission
  • MilFood PADI screenshot: an agronomist ground-check report

    Ground checking

    Agronomist

    Anomalies on the NDVI map are verified by agronomists in the field; pest findings and samples are logged with GPS through a field app that also works offline.

    • NDVI point ground checks
    • Offline field app
  • MilFood PADI screenshot: a soil NPK lab result

    Soil tests & fertiliser recipes

    Laboratory

    Samples are tested in the lab (NPK, pH, and more); the results drive organic fertiliser recipe recommendations from the Regen fertiliser plant.

    • NPK & pH tests
    • Fertiliser recipe recommendations

The team behind the data

Four roles connected in PADI (illustrations).

  • Illustration of a drone operator monitoring rice fields on a tablet

    Drone operator

    Maps fields and sprays fertiliser from the air.

  • Illustration of an agronomist checking rice plants in the field

    Agronomist

    Verifies findings and takes samples in the field.

  • Illustration of a soil and plant testing laboratory

    Laboratory

    Tests soil and plants and issues result reports.

  • Illustration of organic fertiliser ingredients and products

    Fertiliser plant

    Blends organic fertiliser to lab-based recipes.

FAST

GIS-based smart fertilisation

FAST (Fertilizer Application Supervision & Tracking System) supervises the application of Regen bio-fertiliser on partner aren palm plantations: every tree has a QR label and a GPS point, and every application is recorded and mapped.

  • FAST screenshot: per-tree QR labels ready to print

    One tree, one QR code

    QR labels

    QR labels are printed per farmer group and fixed to the trees; field facilitators simply scan to log a dripper refill or a spray.

    • Dripper refill & spray
    • History per tree
  • FAST screenshot: pairing a label to a tree with its GPS location

    Every tree on the map

    GPS & GIS

    Each tree’s location is taken from GPS when its label is paired; tree distribution, plantation boundaries, and fertilisation progress per hamlet are shown on a GIS map.

    • Mandatory geotagging
    • GIS map per hamlet
  • Illustration of an aren palm plantation on a mountain slope

    Use vs allocation

    Analytics

    Fertiliser use is tallied per period, area, farmer, and tree, and compared with its allocation: the right dose in the right place.

    • Per contract period
    • Drill down to each tree

Bring technology to your fields

We welcome partnerships with landowners, cooperatives, and agritech players to put precision farming to work.

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