1. Automation and Mechanization Assessment Template

2. MODULE IV Categories Continuous Improvement Agronomic Practices 1 2
Seed Processing/ conditioning
Planting and harvesting
Phenotyping 1 2 4 3

3. Agronomic Practice (sub-categories)
Field preparation, fertility, IPM, and crop maintenance equipment
Agronomic Practice
Irrigation and Weather Data
Farm Management System
Greenhouses/ controlled environments

4. Field preparation, fertility, IPM, and crop maintenance equipment
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Description
Completely manual operation or just basic equipment
No adoption of good practices
No dedicated agronomic team (specialists)
Lack of necessary equipment
Limited management
No processes
Poor maintenance status
Good team
Available tools / equipment
Some processes
Strong management
GPS for autosteer /navigation
Disposal of retired machinery
Agronomic Committee
Standardized equipment
Variable rate
Predictive Maintenance Program
Telemetry
Current Status
Desired Status
What is needed:
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5. Field preparation, fertility, IPM, and crop maintenance equipment
GOOD PRACTICE
OPPORTUNITIES
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6. Irrigation and Weather Data
Marginal
Basic
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Description
Completely manual operation or just basic equipment
No adoption of good practices
No irrigation infrastructure
Low-tech irrigation system
Limited management
No processes
Poor maintenance status
No weather data
Management team
Good irrigation system
Use of weather data
Good weather data coverage
Irrigation managed by demand (water depth)
Soil moisture monitoring
Good system to control (software and hardware)
Completely automated system
Online/ web interface
Water depth calculated by software
Variable rate application
Current Status
Desired Status
What is needed:
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7. Irrigation and Weather Data
GOOD PRACTICE
OPPORTUNITIES
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8. Farm Management System
Marginal
Basic
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Description
No organizational system for:
Field allocation
Service request
Minimum organizational system
Service request from
Tracking system (excel)
Organizational system for service request
Some historical data
Historical data of chemical application
Field allocation controlled
On-line tool for service request
Use of color coding map
Historical data of:
Chemical
Pest/disease
Operations
Work orders
Current Status
Desired Status
What is needed:
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9. Farm Management System
GOOD PRACTICE
OPPORTUNITIES
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10. Greenhouses and Controlled environment
Marginal
Basic
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Description
Poor infrastructure
No environmental control
No GH management team
Minimal infrastructure
Some control
Good infrastructure
Management team
Partially automated with:
Environmental control (shade / temperature control / sensors / CO2)
Irrigation and fertigation
Fully automated GH with:
Environment control
Light control
Irrigation and fertigation system
Chemical application system
Current Status
Desired Status
What is needed:
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11. Greenhouses and Controlled Environment
GOOD PRACTICE
OPPORTUNITIES
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12. MODULE IV Categories Continuous Improvement Agronomic Practices 1 2
Seed Processing/ conditioning
Planting and harvesting
Phenotyping 1 2 4 3

13. Seed Processing (sub-categories)
Process equipment
Seed Processing Infrastructure
Seed Driers
Seed Processing
Cold Chambers
Conditioning, packaging, treating and seed quality assurance
Conditioning, packaging, and treating

14. Seed Processing Infrastructure
Marginal
Basic
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Description
Manual process
Without documented procedures
Minimal infrastructure
Limited management
Poorly documented procedures
No sense of efficiency / organization
Good organization; workflow well defined
Good HSE
Some equipment (working independently)
“5S”
Partially automated
Some manual operation still required
Process workflow completely defined
KPI’s and metrics monitored
Lean manufacturing
Fully automated process line
Automated data management system (integrated with breeding management system)
Current Status
Desired Status
What is needed:
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15. Seed Processing Infrastructure
GOOD PRACTICE
OPPORTUNITIES
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16. Conditioning, Packaging, and Treating
Marginal
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Description
Manual process
Without documented procedures
High HSE hazards
Minimal infrastructure/ equipment
Limited management
No packaging standards
No labeling standards
Potential HSE hazards
Some infrastructure / equipment
Management team
Standardized labels and packages
Standardized seed treatment process
Centralized process
Automated data management (integrated with process line and cold room/ inventory)
Cold room with proper environmental control/ access control
Fully automated
RFID
Automated seed packaging and treatment process
Current Status
Desired Status
What is needed:
List here the actions that need to be done in order to move from current to desired status
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17. Conditioning, Packaging and Treating
GOOD PRACTICE
OPPORTUNITIES
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18. MODULE IV Categories Continuous Improvement Agronomic Practices 1 2
Seed Processing/ conditioning
Planting and harvesting
Phenotyping 1 2 4 3

19. Planting / Harvesting (sub-categories)
Planters / Planting solutions
Plot Combines / Harvesting solutions

20. Planters / Planting Solution
Marginal
Basic
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Cutting Edge
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Description
Manual process
Without documented procedures
High HSE hazards
Lack of equipment needed
Normally using cone planter
Labor intensive (field allocation)
Some equipment available.
Cone planter
Cable tripping system
GPS tripping system
Vacuum planter
Fully automated planter
Magazines
E-gear (variable rate)
Integrated data with breeding management system
Current Status
Desired Status
What is needed:
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21. Planters / Planting Solution
GOOD PRACTICE
OPPORTUNITIES
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22. Plot Combines / Harvesting solutions
Marginal
Basic
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Description
Manual process
Without documented procedures
High HSE hazards
Lack of equipment needed
Some harvesters but parallel yield process (weighing and moisture measurement not embedded on the combine)
Some equipment available.
Weighing system already embedded
Data integration with GPS system (heat map – yield)
Embedded technologies:
NIR
XRF
Telemetry
Current Status
Desired Status
What is needed:
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23. Plot Combines / Harvesting solutions
GOOD PRACTICE
OPPORTUNITIES
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24. MODULE IV Categories Continuous Improvement Agronomic Practices 1 2
Seed Processing/ conditioning
Planting and harvesting
Phenotyping 1 2 4 3

25. Phenotyping Data collector Phenotyping
Digital Phenotyping (Drones/ Satellites / Sensors….)

26. Phenotyping Good Marginal Basic Better Cutting Edge Illustration
Description
Data (notes) collected manually without use of any standard (spreadsheets, templates, etc)
No projects to standardize procedures
Manually recorded, but with a standard process
Some templates
Collecting unnecessary traits
Some electronic data capture; different brands (no standard)
Good clarity of traits to be measured
Standard procedure to collect data in the field
Clear definition of traits and how to measure
Connectivity with Data Management System
Automatically digital phenotyping via drones, satellites, other sensors
Use of voice recorder connected with data collector
Automatically record location of features (RFID, GPS, etc..)
Current Status
Desired Status
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28. MODULE IV Categories Continuous Improvement Agronomic Practices 1 2
Seed Processing/ conditioning
Planting and harvesting
Phenotyping 1 2 4 3

29. Continuous Improvement
HSE (Health, Safety and Environment)

30. Continuous Improvement / HSE
Marginal
Basic
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Description
Minimal sense of continuous improvement
Minimal sense of HSE
No use of metrics/KPIs on the operational level
HSE leadership being defined
HSE procedures still not 100% clear
Some metrics/KPIs on the operational level
Development of HSE culture
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) guidelines established and enforced
Good training tools available
Metrics/ KPIs being measured;
Established HSE committee and clear procedures including incident investigations
Mandated training
Implementation of process improvement methodologies (6 sigma, lean, 5s, Kaizen, etc…)
Continuous improvement culture with proper leadership, tools and processes
HSE procedures well defined and followed
Demonstrated record of HSE improvements
Current Status
Desired Status
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31. Continuous Improvement / HSE
GOOD PRACTICE
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