1. ECOSOC Meeting Dr. Eric Jallas
Victoria Fall, April 2017

2. 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

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

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

5. 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 !!!

6. 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 !!!

7. 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)

8. - 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

9. 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

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

11. 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

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

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

14. 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

15. 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

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

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

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

19. A Solution :
Only $1/ha/y

20. itk CAP ALPHA - Av. de l'Europe 34830 Clapiers – France
Phone : +33(0)