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NSTDA touts smart system of farming

NSTDA touts smart system of farming

Agriculturists can save on time, costs

Technology helps save on labour costs and ensures no water is wasted.

Smart and precision farming has the potential to save costs and time for farmers, while pulling in necessary data about crops that could be useful in future cultivation planning, say people associated with agriculture technology.

They shared their views at a recent seminar about smart farming as part of the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)’s annual conference.

NSTDA’s National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (Nectec) has developed a precision farming system called HandySense that allows farmers to check their farm conditions using sensors in areas such as temperature, air and…

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