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After achieving remarkable results in its exploration of intelligent agricultural machinery, the Global Agricultural Machinery Innovation Alliance has taken advantage of the trend to join the agricultural informatization movement.

In this era of rapid technological development, agricultural informatization is seen as the key to improving agricultural production efficiency, optimizing resource allocation and achieving sustainable agricultural development.

The Alliance’s first major initiative in agricultural informatization is to build a global agricultural information sharing platform.

This platform aims to integrate agricultural data from around the world, including meteorological information, soil quality data, crop growth cycle data, market supply and demand information, and agricultural machinery operation data, etc., to provide comprehensive, accurate and real-time agricultural information services to global farmers, agricultural enterprises, scientific research institutions and government departments.

At the preparatory meeting of the platform, Rajiv, an agricultural information expert from India, took the lead in speaking: "Mr. Chairman, we all know that agricultural production is deeply affected by various factors, and information asymmetry often leads to wrong decisions and waste of resources. If this global agricultural information sharing platform can be successfully built, it will be like installing a 'smart brain' for global agriculture. But the challenges we face are also extremely arduous. The first is the problem of data collection. Data standards in different countries and regions are inconsistent, and the reliability of data sources is also uneven. We need to formulate a set of unified data collection specifications and standards to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the data."

Mike, an American information technology expert, went on to say, "Rajiv is right. In addition to data collection, data storage and security are also top priorities. We need to build a powerful data center and adopt advanced cloud computing and encryption technologies to prevent data leakage and malicious tampering. At the same time, data analysis and mining algorithms also need to be carefully designed so that valuable information can be extracted from massive amounts of data to provide users with accurate decision support. For example, by analyzing meteorological data and crop growth data, the impact of natural disasters on crops can be predicted in advance and corresponding response measures can be provided."

Professor Wang, an agricultural economist from China, also expressed his own views: "In terms of the platform's operating model, we need to consider how to attract more users to participate. We can adopt a combination of free and paid methods to provide basic agricultural information services for free to ordinary farmers, and provide paid advanced services to users such as agricultural enterprises and scientific research institutions who have higher data needs and professional analysis needs. In addition, we can also cooperate with governments of various countries to apply the platform's data to the formulation of agricultural policies and the precise distribution of agricultural subsidies, so as to improve the efficiency and scientific nature of government agricultural management."

Wang Dashan listened carefully to the opinions of the experts and wrote down the key points in his notebook from time to time.

He then said: "Comrades, everyone's analysis hits the nail on the head. Building a global agricultural information sharing platform is a key step for our alliance on the road to agricultural informatization, and we must go all out. Each member unit should work together according to its own expertise. The technical team is responsible for the construction and technical maintenance of the platform; the data collection team should work closely with agricultural departments and relevant institutions of various countries to establish a global data collection network as soon as possible; the market operation team should formulate reasonable operation strategies to ensure the sustainable development of the platform."

During the platform construction process, the technical team encountered many technical difficulties.

For example, in terms of data transmission, due to the large differences in network infrastructure in different regions of the world, how to ensure that data can be transmitted to the data center stably and quickly has become a thorny issue.

Xiao Li, who is in charge of technical research and development, frowned and said to the team members: "The network delay problem we are facing now is particularly serious in some remote areas. If this problem cannot be solved, the real-time performance of our platform data cannot be guaranteed. I suggest that we adopt distributed data storage and edge computing technology, set up small data processing centers close to the data collection source, perform preliminary processing and screening on the data, and then transmit important data to the main data center, which can greatly reduce the amount of data transmission and network delay."

Hans, a technical expert from Germany, thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "Xiao Li's plan is feasible. We can also cooperate with global network service providers to optimize network routing and increase the priority of data transmission. In addition, in terms of data security, we must continuously upgrade encryption algorithms and adopt multiple identity authentication mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access platform data."

After months of hard work, the global agricultural information sharing platform was finally built and started trial operation.

During the trial run, the platform demonstrated its powerful functionality and great value.

In a small village in Africa, a farmer named Kamala connected to the global agricultural information sharing platform through his mobile phone.

He looked at the local weather forecast and crop planting recommendations displayed on his mobile phone screen and a surprised smile appeared on his face.

He said to the villagers around him: "Look, this platform tells us that there will be a light rain in the next week, which is a good time for us to plant corn. It also recommends corn varieties and fertilizer plans suitable for our soil conditions. This is much more reliable than our previous experience in farming."

At the headquarters of a large agricultural company in Europe, the company's marketing manager is using the platform's market supply and demand data to formulate agricultural product production plans for the next quarter.

He told his assistant: "With the accurate market information provided by this platform, we can adjust our planting and breeding scale according to market demand and avoid blind production leading to unsalable or shortage of agricultural products. This will greatly improve the economic benefits and market competitiveness of our enterprise."

With the official launch of the platform, the alliance has not stopped moving forward.

They realized that agricultural informatization is not just about data sharing, but also includes digital and intelligent management of the agricultural production process.

Therefore, the alliance launched a research and development project for the digital management system of agricultural production.

At the project launch meeting, Japanese agricultural automation expert Sato introduced the initial concept of the project: "Our digital management system for agricultural production will cover the entire agricultural production process from farmland planning, sowing, irrigation, fertilization, pest control to harvesting. Through sensor networks, drones, satellite remote sensing and other technical means, real-time monitoring and precise control of the agricultural production process can be achieved. For example, drones can regularly take aerial photos of farmland to obtain growth images of crops, use image analysis technology to determine the growth status of crops, whether there are problems such as pests and diseases, and then automatically generate corresponding treatment plans and direct agricultural machinery to operate."

Pierre, a French agricultural machinery engineer, added: "In terms of intelligent management of agricultural machinery, we need to install intelligent sensors and communication modules for each agricultural machinery to achieve remote monitoring and fault diagnosis of the machinery. Farmers can use their mobile phones or computers to keep track of the operating status of agricultural machinery, such as engine speed, fuel consumption, working hours, etc. When a machine fails, the system can automatically alarm and provide fault diagnosis reports and maintenance suggestions, greatly improving the efficiency of agricultural machinery and the convenience of maintenance."

However, some practical problems were encountered during the project implementation.

For example, in some developing countries, agricultural infrastructure is relatively weak and farmers have a low level of acceptance of new technologies. How to promote and apply digital management systems for agricultural production has become a major challenge.

The Alliance's marketing team goes deep into the rural areas of these developing countries to conduct face-to-face communication and training with local farmers and agricultural cooperatives.

Emily, a marketing specialist, patiently explained to a group of farmers: "Fellow villagers, although this digital management system for agricultural production looks complicated, it is actually designed to help you farm more easily and efficiently. You don't need to know too much technical knowledge. We will provide you with a simple and easy-to-use operating interface and training services. For example, this drone can automatically fly over the farmland, take pictures of the farmland for you, and then tell you which land needs watering, fertilizing or weeding. You just need to operate the agricultural machinery according to its prompts. Moreover, after using this system, your crop yields will increase and your income will also increase."

An old farmer asked doubtfully: "Girl, what you said sounds good, but it must be very expensive, right? We can't afford it."

Emily smiled and replied, "Uncle, you don't have to worry about the cost. Our alliance is working with governments and some international financial institutions to provide subsidies and preferential loan policies so that everyone can afford these advanced technologies. Moreover, in the long run, the benefits of using this system will definitely far exceed the investment costs."

Through the unremitting efforts of the alliance, the digital management system for agricultural production has gradually been promoted and applied in some pilot areas, and has achieved remarkable results.

Crop yields have increased by an average of more than 20%, waste of agricultural production resources has decreased by about 30%, and farmers' incomes have also increased significantly.

At the annual summary meeting of the alliance, Wang Dashan looked at the members who were full of pride and confidence and said with emotion: "Comrades, this year we have taken solid steps on the road of agricultural informatization. The successful construction and promotion of the global agricultural information sharing platform and the agricultural production digital management system are the crystallization of the wisdom and sweat of all members of our alliance. But we cannot be satisfied with the status quo. The development prospects of agricultural informatization are infinitely broad, and there are more challenges and opportunities waiting for us. We must continue to strengthen technological innovation, constantly improve and optimize our products and services, so that the results of agricultural informatization can benefit more farmers and agricultural practitioners around the world, and make greater contributions to the modernization and sustainable development of global agriculture!"

There was warm and long-lasting applause from the audience, which was not only an affirmation of the hard work achieved in the past year, but also a firm determination for the future journey.