Smart farming company Gamaya starts commercial field trials in Brazil

Gamaya provides agronomists and farmers with the solution for monitoring and diagnostics of issues affecting crops, including disease, nutrient deficiency and environmental stresses.

Gamaya’s solution empowers farmers to achieve significant economic gains including 30 percent increase in yield, 40 percent  decrease in costs of fertilizers and chemicals, as well as 70 percent decrease in crop-disease related risks, all of which facilitates the production of quality products and reduces negative environmental impact.

Commercial launch by the mid-2016
Gamaya plans to launch commercial field trials with several large industrial growers of soybean and corn in Brazil starting from the end of November this year. The field trials will be run on several thousands of hectares. The main purpose is to finetune the solution and crop analytics methodology in order to be ready for a commercial launch of the services by the mid-2016.

Uniqueness of the Gamaya’s solution relies on the enabling hyperspectral imaging technology, which is tightly integrated with data processing software. The camera, that is able to detect what human eye can not see, is specifically designed in a way to run algorithms efficiently and using the minimum data to adjust existing crop models. By analysing the information provided by our decision-support system, it is clear when a plant or the soil needs water or nutrients. Using this information chemicals can be directed to where they are needed, diseases can be identified and yield can be increased.

(JD)