ECOSOC Meeting Dr. Eric Jallas Victoria Fall, April 2017

Short presentation of itk A “Deep Tech” Company with a dual competence Artificial Intelligence (Crop Modeling, GA, ANN, RES…) Computing Strong company 14 years of experience Over 100 full time employees (40 PhDs, 55 Engineers/Masters degree) 2 patents Strong Partnerships Crop and Animal management tools for precision farming

Process Based Models : The heart of precision agriculture Our Main Technology Process Based Models : The heart of precision agriculture

Our Job: developing DDS for the Ag. Sector Our Job is to make all this work together

The challenge: We need to double the Ag production !!! Population growth from 6Mds to 9 Mds Food consumption changes From 750 kg/y To 1000 kg/y We need to double the Ag production !!!

The challenge: What Solutions ? Arable land expansion ? Maximum 10% by 2050 Genetics ? Today Genetic gains are lower than 1%/y… Max 15% by 2050 Yield increases ? It will be the main driver : 75% by 2050 We need to do much better on each of the current fields !!!

Innovation is the solution: Intelligence (i.e. Usefull Data: right time and frequence, low cost, right quality…) Technology (i.e. NTIC, IoT, Cel. phone, but also tractor, high quality seeds, herbicide, pesticide…) Knowledge (i.e. understand processes, interaction between G x E x Tk) A smarter food system is more productive, less wasteful and more profitable. It uses resources more efficiently to produce and deliver food where and when it is needed. (Rabobank)

- high value crops Securing yields Improving quality Reducing treatments Mettre un icone de verger (pomme) en pointillé Irrigation Fertilization Protection Growth & Yield Prediction Observation IoT Ready

Predict to better decide Vineyard’s Water deficit Quality Prediction Precision Irrigation Gain = 20 to 40% water saving Quality increase Only $10 to $100/acre/y 30,000 ha/y

- row crops Yields optimization Production adaptation Reduction of activities Irrigation Fertilisation Protection Prévision Observation IoT Ready

Adjust farmer’s practices to weather and environmental conditions (Soil, Pests pressure…) Yields optimization Production adaptation (irrigation, fertilization, pest control…) Reduction of activities Gain = 10% yield increase 20% costs decrease Only $0,2 to $1/acre/y 2,4M acres

Control & collect : the IoT solutions Flowmeter communicating real time with a vine irrigation Prescription Tool EXPECTED 2017 Raingage Disease Detection Insect Detection

Control the irrigation Connected sensors Only $20/s but 20% to 40% of water saving Assemblée Générale, 11 Avril 2017

Monitoring Animals and Herds Soon : $10/y/animal HW included HeatPhone Heat detection = how to Manage Reproduction & to Increase Conception Rates Vel’Phone Calving detection = how to Reduce Mortality & Enhance Calving San’Phone Health problems detection = how to Improve Early Management to Better Health FeedPhone Nutritional disorders detection = how to Manage Nutrition & to Optimize Feed Efficiency Gain = - $55/y Gain = + 10% Gain = 35 days, $250 to $350 per Y Mortality = 0

We need to provide Farmers individual recommandations One African example: 1400kg/ha should be the lowest yield ! Yield distribution, 1981 Strong Extension Service Some farmers yield more than 2000kg/ha Weak Extension Service We need to provide Farmers individual recommandations

CROPS DEVELOPMENT & YIELDS PREDICTION A Solution : FARMER’S NEEDS : PERTINENT TECHNICAL INFORMATION ON: PLANT WATER FERTILISE PROTECT CROPS DEVELOPMENT & YIELDS PREDICTION HARVEST

A Solution : THE REVOLUTION : Combining Ag. DSS with Cel. Phone A FARMER'S MOST VALUABLE TOOL: THE MOBILE PHONE

A Solution : A 3 tiers « Relationship »: Internet Extension services Direct communication Cel. Phone

A Solution : Only $1/ha/y

itk CAP ALPHA - Av. de l'Europe 34830 Clapiers – France Phone : +33(0)4 67 59 30 47 www.itk.fr