Precision Agriculture in Africa: Progress, Challenges and Opportunities
暫譯: 非洲精準農業：進展、挑戰與機遇
Phillips, Steve, Frimpong, Kwame Agyei
商品描述
Precision Agriculture is gaining traction in Africa with an active conference and society present on the continent. However, information relating to precision agriculture in Africa is still scarce and scattered, particularly its relevance and application to small-holder agriculture. This book brings together experts who are driving the precision agriculture evolution in Africa to address the technical, innovation, societal and educational opportunities and needs of precision agriculture in an African context. In doing so, it generates a baseline of precision agriculture activity in Africa and forms a key reference text to support technical and further education in precision agriculture across the continent. The target audience for the book is industry personnel and technical and tertiary level agricultural teaching courses. The book will also be a valuable resource for early adopters and innovative producers in Africa.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
精準農業在非洲逐漸受到重視，並且在大陸上有活躍的會議和社群。然而，與非洲精準農業相關的信息仍然稀少且分散，特別是在小農業的相關性和應用方面。本書匯集了推動非洲精準農業發展的專家，旨在解決精準農業在非洲背景下的技術、創新、社會和教育機會及需求。透過這樣的方式，本書生成了非洲精準農業活動的基準，並形成了一本關鍵的參考文本，以支持整個大陸的精準農業技術和進一步教育。本書的目標讀者為業界人員以及技術和高等教育的農業教學課程。本書對於非洲的早期採用者和創新生產者也將是一個寶貴的資源。
作者簡介
Steve Phillips Steve is the Nutrients for Life Foundation Professor of Crop Nutrition at Oklahoma State University, USA and President of the International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA). He earned his B.S. in agriculture from Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma, USA and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University. He has over 25 years of experience in leading applied agronomic research and educational outreach programs aimed at improving the performance of diverse cropping systems worldwide through enhanced crop nutrition and precision agriculture (PA) technologies. He began his academic career at Virginia Tech as a soil fertility research and extension specialist, where he developed the first crop sensor-based nutrient management algorithms for the eastern USA. He later served as North American Director for the International Plant Nutrition Institute, leading global research and education programs for 12 years. Most recently, he was Principal Scientist at the African Plant Nutrition Institute, based in Morocco for four years, where he led PA research and extension activities across the continent. He is the founder of the African Association for Precision Agriculture and the African Conference on Precision Agriculture and has been an active ISPA member since 2010. Steve has authored over 200 scientific and extension publications and delivered keynote lectures in more than 20 countries. His research focuses on spatial and temporal drivers of crop yield response, fertility management in cropping systems, and multi-layer precision management effects on nutrient dynamics.
Kwame Agyei Frimpong is a Senior Scientist at the African Plant Nutrition Institute in Morocco. He has also been a Professor of Soil Fertility at the University of Cape Coast for over 20 years with a research focus on biochar, precision agriculture, and integrated soil fertility management. Kwame holds a Ph.D. in Plant and Soil Sciences from The University of Aberdeen, Scotland. And M.S. in Physical Land Resources from Ghent University, Belgium, an Executive M.S. in Precision Agriculture from Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco, and a B.S. in Agriculture from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Ghana. Kwame has collaborated with various national and international organizations and led or co-led several international and locally funded projects and consultancies. Kwame has served as the chair of the African PA community within the International Society of Precision Agriculture and was the inaugural President of the African Association for Precision Agriculture.
James Taylor is a Directeur de Recherche (Senior Scientist) at INRAE and has been involved with precision agriculture research globally (Australia- USA - South America - Europe - China) over the past 25+ years. He is part of the Decision and Modelling (DeMo) team working within a group researching information technologies for the agriculture of tomorrow (UMR ITAP). His reseach focuses on precision agriculture issues in France with a strong emphasis on farmer-centric technical innovation.作者簡介(中文翻譯)
史蒂夫·菲利普斯 (Steve Phillips) 是美國奧克拉荷馬州立大學的生命營養基金會作物營養教授，也是國際精準農業學會 (ISPA) 的會長。他在美國奧克拉荷馬州洛頓的卡梅倫大學獲得農業學士學位，並在奧克拉荷馬州立大學獲得碩士和博士學位。他擁有超過25年的經驗，領導應用農學研究和教育推廣計劃，旨在通過增強作物營養和精準農業 (PA) 技術來改善全球多樣化作物系統的表現。他的學術生涯始於維吉尼亞理工大學，擔任土壤肥力研究和推廣專家，開發了美國東部地區首個基於作物感測器的營養管理算法。之後，他擔任國際植物營養研究所的北美主任，領導全球研究和教育計劃達12年。最近，他在摩洛哥的非洲植物營養研究所擔任首席科學家四年，負責整個大陸的精準農業研究和推廣活動。他是非洲精準農業協會和非洲精準農業會議的創始人，自2010年以來一直是ISPA的活躍成員。史蒂夫已發表超過200篇科學和推廣出版物，並在20多個國家發表主題演講。他的研究重點是作物產量反應的空間和時間驅動因素、作物系統中的肥力管理，以及多層精準管理對營養動態的影響。
夸梅·阿基耶·弗林龐 (Kwame Agyei Frimpong) 是摩洛哥非洲植物營養研究所的高級科學家。他在開普海岸大學擔任土壤肥力教授超過20年，研究重點包括生物炭、精準農業和綜合土壤肥力管理。夸梅擁有蘇格蘭阿伯丁大學的植物與土壤科學博士學位，比利時根特大學的物理土地資源碩士學位、摩洛哥穆罕默德六世理工大學的精準農業高級碩士學位，以及加納夸美·恩克魯瑪科技大學的農業學士學位。夸梅與多個國內外組織合作，主導或共同領導多個國際和本地資助的項目及顧問工作。他曾擔任國際精準農業學會內非洲精準農業社群的主席，並是非洲精準農業協會的首任會長。
詹姆斯·泰勒 (James Taylor) 是法國國家農業研究所 (INRAE) 的研究主任 (高級科學家)，在過去25年中參與全球精準農業研究 (澳大利亞 - 美國 - 南美 - 歐洲 - 中國)。他是決策與建模 (DeMo) 團隊的一員，該團隊在研究明日農業的信息技術 (UMR ITAP)。他的研究專注於法國的精準農業問題，並強調以農民為中心的技術創新。
