Digital technology is playing a game changing role and famously managing modern agricultural challenges including climate change, crop disease and enhancing farm productivity. The development of Pixofarm, an AI-based digital solution for accurate apple yield monitoring is a step forward in a smart and sustainable direction for apple growers worldwide.
UPL is entering an OpenAg Digital partnership with Pixofarm, the trail blazing and award winning AI-based app for orchard management and yield forecast.
Equipping apple growers with reliable orchard analytics, this unique app helps meet life resources more efficiently and gain the most from their orchards. It strengthens operational activities on the farmers' end such as marketing, logistics, packaging, and warehousing. As an OpenAg Digital Partner, UPL will maximize Pixofarm’s reach and make it available to apple growers in many countries.
Digital solution for an easy and precise fruit harvest and monitoring
Pixofarm empowers fruit producers worldwide to optimize their harvest, use resources efficiently and get the most out of their orchards by providing reliable yield monitoring and forecast data. All that the farmers need is a smart phone, with this data apple producers worldwide can increase their production and efficiently plan and optimize their operational activities.
Get the most out of your orchards using reliable yield monitoring and forecast data
Pixofarm precisely monitors and displays fruit count & size, growth rate, yield estimation, size-class distribution, production volume forecast; which in turn saves a grower's time and resources and reduces costs through an accurate predictive algorithm. The app is safe and effortless to use as the grower simply needs to fill in an initial required information about the block and then can directly head out of the block to take pictures on his mobile phone to obtain the apples' overall count. Whilst taking the pictures, a sticker needs to be placed on the apple as a reference point for an accurate measurement. As an alternative, a Bluetooth caliper can be connected to the phone and be used to collect the data. It takes the guesswork out of farming with zero hardware costs, data integration and providing reliable results.
Pixofarm is a digital solution which helps fruit producers optimize their harvest. Pixofarm does that by providing reliable yield monitoring and forecast data. The data for the analysis are collected by taking pictures of trees and fruits, so that no specific hardware is required, but a smartphone.
With the vision of becoming the World’s number 1 fruit yield monitoring and estimation tool, we want to empower fruit producers worldwide to assure sustainable production, get the most out of their orchards and increase the efficiency of the whole value chain.
Pixofarm provides status-quo information about how fruits are doing in the orchards, as well as forecasting information about the final harvest results. Our system does that by collecting data through tree and fruits pictures and analyzing the main variables out of the pictures and the condition of the specific block location.
Therefore, Pixofarm leverages Artificial Intelligence, to provide fruit growers and organizations with accurate data, to make more informed decisions and to allow them for a better strategical organization of pre-harvest, harvest and post-harvest activities.
Pixofarm is an Austrian company, incorporated in Vienna in 2019.
Pixofarm started its commercial offerings from 2020 season in Europe. Now the company has clients in more than 15 countries in 4 continents and has been recognized by multiple global awards:
Yes, the solution is very user friendly and self it doesn’t need extra effort to get the required information. The user just needs to fill in some initial information about the block and then can go right away in the block to take pictures. The results are going to be shown on the app and on the online dashboard right away as soon as the phone is connected to the internet.