The effect of precision agriculture tender on the efficiency of sunflower cultivation

Abstract

By using precision farming systems, we can optimize the use of resources, reducing waste and wastage. The basis of a well-functioning precision agriculture is the immediate and continuous recording of accurate data at the point of cultivation, and then processing and analyzing the data. This requires a change of approach not only by developers and machine manufacturers, but also by farmers, to turn data into decision-support information that can be quickly made available without external assistance. In our work, we aim to provide an economic analysis of the production of sunflower using precision technology. The production of sunflower is studied at an agricultural enterprise whose crop production sector is considered to be at the forefront of the application of precision technologies on a national level. The principle that the more intensive a cropping system, the more advantages there are in using site-specific technology, is fully realized in the enterprise under study. In our work we present the elements of precision technology applied in sunflower production. On this basis, we calculate the costs of cultivation and the income that can be generated. We determine the results with and without subsidies, which can provide information on the actual income-generating capacity.