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Not everyone can be a farmer. Simply knowing how to run a farm or even running a farm doesn’t necessarily make you a farmer either. You can dress like a farmer, act like a farmer, even sound like a farmer, but if you are doing any or all those things, does that really make youRead more

Water extracted from potatoes could replace supplies from the tap and even provide drinking water in areas suffering from drought. About 75% of a potato is water, so there are a lot of natural resources in potato that should be tapping into and reusing. That new technology for extracting water from potatoes is being trialledRead more

In this blog post we report about biofuel production. Today it’s production is rapidly expanding because it is renewable, environment safe and because of increase in oil prices. Here are positive and negative effects of biofuel production. What is biofuel? A biofuel is any liquid fuel derived from biological material such as trees, agricultural wastes,Read more

In this blog post, we want to address the question of producing genetically modified food. Is producing GM food good for reducing risks in farm management and making it more sustainabile? But what are the risks? Beginning in 1845, a potato blight epidemic in Ireland caused mass starvation and approximately 1 million deaths. Now, more than aRead more

Many people wonder how can technology help them in farm management. To solve this mistery, we have prepared 10 facts why technology is important part of farm management, with Agrivi as an example. 1. Cover your eyes, what do you see? Managing farm without tracking all activities, inputs and outputs is like driving with your eyesRead more

Global food production must increase 70% by 2050 to meet our needs, since the population will rise to 10 billion. The infographic made by USAID shows which areas must rise and what must be improved to achieve that. Global food production must increase 70% till 2050 to meet our needs (source:http://50.usaid.gov)Read more

In the last blog post we announced a series of blog posts on importance of KPIs in the agriculture industry. To repeat, Key Performance Indicators help an organization define, track and reach its goals. In this blog post, we will explain how to measure productivity KPIs. Increase in production Increase in production is best seen in comparisonRead more

Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are measures used to evaluate success of organization or to evaluate the success of a particular activity in which it is engaged. Simplified, KPIs help an organization define and reach it’s goals. When an organization has analyzed its mission, identified all its stakeholders, and defined its goals, it needs a wayRead more