With a rising share of waged labour in agriculture and an increasing percentage of total output marketed domestically or internationally, concern for better conditions of employment at work should at least match concern for product quality standards. Improvements in conditions of employment at work are a necessary prerequisite to modernization and the opening of markets and they can stimulate economic efficiency by raising labour productivity. Such improvements should be considered as an investment rather than a social cost.
The individual electronic milk meter for cattle was the first significant implementation of the Precision Livestock Farming, years before the word was coined in 2004.
Translated and adapted: Industry 4.0 and Precision Livestock Farming (PLF): An up to Date Overview across Animal Productions
Operational Group Digibee (Bulgaria) is contributing to the digital transformation of the organic beekeeping sector. Digibee is developing a smart digital system to increase the competitiveness of the production of honey and other related products.
Source: Inspirational ideas: A hive of digital activity, EU CAP Network
Translated and adapted in Bulgarian
Source: Precision Agriculture Techniques and Practices: From Considerations to Applications
Authors: Uferah Shafi, Rafia Mumtaz, José García-Nieto, Syed Ali Hassan, Syed Ali Raza Zaidi, Naveed Iqbal
Translated and adapted in Bulgarian
Study by Professor G. Basch et al.
Chapter 15, „Experiences with CA in Europe“ от книгата Conservation Agriculture
Authors: G. Basch, T. Friedrich, A. Kassam and E. Gonzalez-Sanchez
Editors: Farooq Muhammad, Siddique Kadambot
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, 2015
Source: Conservation Agriculture in Europe
Translated and adapted version in Bulgarian
Source: Agricultural Workers and Their Contribution to Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
Written by Peter Hurst in collaboration with Paola Termine and Marilee Karl
Food and Agriculture Organization
International Labour Organization
Translated and adapted version in Bulgarian
Crop and cover crop residues have to be managed properly in order to fulfil their functions. Direct seeding without soil cover can be worse than ploughing, as it favours soil compaction, poor plant nutrition and weed proliferation. As residue management in Conservation Agriculture is completely different from in tillage-based systems, farmers planning to adopt the technology must undergo a change in mentality.
Study by Professor G. Basch et al.