AUGUST, 202119 Smart Farming, users can manage their crops with Varuna Platform, monitor plant health, perform yield prediction and soil quality analysis with the help of satellite and drone data processed with advanced ML technology. Through the Smart Forestry solution, Enterprises can perform green area management by tracking and monitoring changes occurring in the area and calculating the amount of carbon credit. In addition, farmers can avail financial support based on their Crop/Plant Performance using the Smart Credit solution. And finally, farmers can request Agriculture Spraying Drone Pilot via the Service Matching platform.These solutions are customized based on individual requirements based on the problems faced by Varuna's customers. The company plans to serve a wide range of partners such as Thailand government agencies, all sizes of agricultural enterprises, and local farmers. Varuna uses multispectral camera drones and geo-informatics satellite technology to gather data about a farm, processed by ML model and users can visualize the report about their farm on the platform. Varuna comes up with a new yield prediction model and crop health monitoring model to help farmers visualize crop health, notify troublesome areas and suggest strategies to tackle those challenges. In this way, the company has been able to help its customers realize the true potential of their farm. One such example is Wang Chan Valley located in the Eastern Economic Corridor of Innovation in Rayong Province. "We built a crop classification model using advanced machine learning algorithms to process land images," says Charoensawadpong. "This gave the customers the ability to conduct farm area management and natural resource management in order to encourage proper cultivation throughout the area."Varuna Partners have realized the importance of agricultural data to gain a significant impact on their fields. There are crop models available for all the major crops of Thailand like rice, sugarcane, corn and cassava. Soon, more vegetable, fruits, and hemp crop models will be added. Varuna is also aiming to extend its operations in the Southeast Asian region, which have similar types of crops like Vietnam and Myanmar. "We aim to be a partner of choice with all global agricultural companies who are experts in the industry to empower them to achieve more and grow sustainably together," says Charoensawadpong. We want to use the technology to help farmers and enterprises become more profitable as well as contribute to the environment in terms of reducing the operation costs, usage of energy, fertilizer or water, leading to a sustainable future
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