agriculture, smart agriculture, sensing, sensors

A part of this report was introduced in the November 2021, December 2021, February 2022, and March 2022 issues of our periodical, “Yano E plus.”

“Trends of Smart Sensing / Agricultural Sensors: Outdoor Farms”

– Smart Agriculture Started to Spread in Europe and the US, and Demand for Agricultural Sensors Will Further Increase as Many Small Farms Adopt Precision Agriculture in the Future –

1. Introduction

1-1. Smart Agriculture and Precision Agriculture

1) Domestic Situation

2) Overseas Situation

3) Precision Agriculture and VRT

1-2. Features of Key Equipment for Smart Agriculture

1) Tractors with GPS Functions

2) Tractor Towing Implements

3) Combine Harvesters/Harvesters with GPS Functions

4) GPS Guidance System for Agricultural Machinery

1-3. Features of Sensors for Smart Agriculture

1) Sensors with Mapping Drones

2) Sensors Mounted on Agricultural Machinery with GPS Functions

3) Sensors to be Installed in Agricultural Fields

2. Market Trends of Sensors for Smart Agriculture

2-1. Global Market Size of Smart Agriculture

– Agricultural Field Environment Sensors Such as Soil Moisture Sensors is Adopting IoT, and the Use of Sensors Mounted on Farm Machinery Such as Growth Sensors and Yield Sensors is Increasing –

3. Features of Market Structure of the Sensors for Smart Agriculture Based on the Overview of the US and European Markets

3-1. Market Size Transition of Sensors for Smart Agriculture

3-2. The Situation of Utilization of Sensors for Smart Agriculture

1) How to Use Sensors

2) Purposes and Application of Sensors

4. The Breakdown of Ways of Utilization of Sensors for Smart Agriculture

4-1. For Monitoring the Agricultural Field Environment

1) Soil Moisture Sensors

2) Weather Sensors

3) Sensors for Field Mapping

4-2. For Monitoring Crops

1) Yield Monitoring and Yield Sensors

2) Growth Monitoring and Growth Sensors

4-3. For Operation Control of Machinery Equipped with Sensors

“Trends of Smart Sensing / Agricultural Sensors: Indoor Farms”

– A Project to Promote the Introduction of Advanced Data-Driven Smart Greenhouses Has Started in Japan, and the Number of Plant Factories Utilizing Vertical Farming is Expected to Increase Dramatically Overseas –

1. Introduction

1-1. Overview of Plant Factories with Fully Artificial Light

1) Environmental Control in Facility Horticulture

2) Plant Factory Components and Sensors to be Used

3) Scaling Up of Plant Factories and “Vertical Farming Revolution”

1-2. Overview of Smart Greenhouses with Integrated Environmental Control System

1) Venlo Greenhouses are the Starting Point

2) Integrated Environmental Control System Achieves Revolutionary Results

2. Trends Related to the Indoor Smart Agriculture Market

2-1. Overview of the Plant Factory and Smart Greenhouse Market

1) Total Market Size Forecast

2) Hardware Equipment and Facilities Market Breakdown

2-2. Overview of the Smart Agriculture Sensor Market

1) Total Market Size Forecast

2) Breakdown of Indoor Smart Agriculture Sensors by Use

– Integrated Environmental Control Devices Capable of Advanced Environmental Control are Mainly Provided by European and the US Companies, and Plant Factories with Artificial Light are Developed by Many Japanese Companies –

3. What Companies Attracting Attention Do

3-1. Outdoor Smart Agriculture

1) FarmLogs® / Bushel, Inc.

2) “Jhon Deere” / Deere & Company Corp.

3) TOPCON CORPORATION / Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.

3-2. Plant Factories and Smart Greenhouses

1) Infarm GmbH / Infarm-Indoor Urban Farming Japan Kabushiki Kaisha

2) Iron OX, Inc.