成员简介
先生 Anthony Aidoo,M.Phil
组织:
Communities Forestry Network-CFN
国家:
加纳
专业领域：
I am working on:
Agrifood sustainability and expansion.
He is a researcher and an industry executive.He has experience in agro commodities sourcing and agribusiness operations.
先生 Anthony Aidoo,M.Phil
AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS AND IRRIGATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES
Agriculture and agrifood systems are the engines of our survival as a people. We depend on this food and its monetary returns for personal, national, and international development. This is because, just as our agrifood systems provide us with food, other countries in the world depend on them for their overall development agenda. It also provides employment to over 1 billion people in Africa and beyond. For this reason, there is a need to have a working and sustainable agrifood system. Human resources have been the oldest form of energy that has empowered the sector over the centuries. Over the years, human resources have been the only force behind all subsectors of the agriculture value chain. The zeal and tenacity of our forefathers have produced whatever we are enjoying today as a people, but due to climate change and unmatched tenacity for the present generation, our agrifood systems are gradually deteriorating, therefore discovering the two-word phrase "food Insecurity". Food insecurity has been on the tables of discussion across the world just because of our failing agrifood systems. There is a need to scale up efforts in order to safeguard our agricultural systems. In the advent of technology, where technology is being applied to every sector of the world's economy to keep things going, the agriculture and agrifood systems cannot be left out. Technology could be applied at every unit within agriculture in order to expedite production and sustain our agrifood systems.
From production, sorting, transportation, packaging, marketing, wholesaling, warehousing, and retailing, there are customised technologies that could augment the effort of humans in order to have a working and sustainable sector and value chain. In an era where climate change has become an issue of global discourse and an issue to reckon with within the agriculture sector because of the reliance of the sector on natural weather for its survival, There is a need to identify technologies that could support the irrigation unit of the value change. Relying solely on the natural weather in this era could fail our agrifood systems. Therefore, there is a need to scale up efforts in this era of technological advancement to support our irrigational facilities. This brings us to a technology that could change the story in the irrigation sector.
In order to connect farmers, academics, and policymakers to address the issues of sustainable
water management in agrifood systems, this proposal introduces the Smart Irrigation Network
(SIN), a data-driven platform (Abdikadir et al., 2023; Vallejo-Gómez et al., 2023). The SIN
comprises a real-time sensor network, a data analytics platform, and a policy and research
a real-time sensor network, data analytics platform, policy and research platform. SIN supports evidence-based policymaking and encourages innovation in water management techniques by utilising real-time data and advanced analytics to provide customised irrigation solutions suited to each farm’s unique requirements (Abdikadir et al.,2023). Through cooperative efforts among farmers, researchers, and policymakers, SIN can
propel significant agricultural resilience and sustainability improvements.
Potential Outcomes and Impact
There are several possible benefits and consequences that the SIN implementation can bring
about. These include better crop yields, water use efficiency, data-driven policymaking, and
environmental sustainability. SIN offers a revolutionary solution to the intricate problems
pertaining to water management in agrifood systems by utilising real-time data and
sophisticated analytics. This will ultimately help to promote sustainable agriculture and the
resilience of rural communities across the globe (Said-Mohamed et al., 2021).
Innovative Data Leveraging
The proposed policy’s success depends on the application of novel data-driven approaches to
inform decision-making and track progress toward sustainability objectives. Policymakers can
acquire insights into water availability, usage trends, and environmental implications at
different scales by utilising data from remote sensing, real-time sensor networks, and
geographic information systems (GIS). It suggests a SIN that employs real-time sensor data
and remote sensing information to improve decision-making at all levels. Farmers benefit from
real-time data to optimise irrigation, while policymakers receive insight into water usage
patterns and can target actions in water-scarce locations (Hartin et al., 2018; Rani et al., 2022.
Thakur et al., 2020). Anonymised SIN data is also available for study into innovative water-
saving solutions. In a nutshell, this data-driven approach strives to increase agricultural yields,
enhance water usage efficiency and fulfil long-term water management goals.
Policy Development and Implementation
To work with the turn of events and execution of the proposed policy, a multi-partner approach
is fundamental. This includes drawing in significant partners—government agencies,
agricultural producers, CSOs, and research institutions, in the policy development process. By
encouraging joint effort and agreement building, policymakers can guarantee key stakeholders’
upfront investment and backing, prompting more viable execution and reasonable results.
In brief, the transition of agrifood systems towards increased resilience, productivity, and
sustainability depends on sustainable water management. The policy framework that has been
suggested provides a thorough method of tackling the problems of pollution, water shortage,
and agricultural inefficiency. Through the use of data, stakeholder engagement, and innovation
SIN supports evidence-based policymaking and encourages innovation in water management techniques by utilising real-time data and advanced analytics to provide customised irrigation solutions suited to each farm’s unique requirements promotion, this strategy has the potential to produce major advantages for present and future generations.