This innovation offers several key advantages. It allows farmers to analyse soil and crop conditions in real time using ATVs with sensors, removing the need for lab testing, which usually takes two to three months. By using precise data, farmers can apply fertilisers and other inputs only where needed, improving crop yield while reducing costs. It also supports environmentally friendly farming by avoiding overuse of fertilisers and reducing pollution. Overall, this system helps boost food production to meet rising global demand and can be easily used on different types of farms due to its mobile and flexible design.

Addressing food security amid rapid population growth is an increasingly critical global challenge, with the need to produce significantly more food over the next 50 years. Traditionally, soil samples must be sent to laboratories for analysis, a process that typically takes two to three months. One way to improve efficiency and meet growing food demands is through better management of farm resources, particularly by adopting advanced technologies in precision agriculture.

Variable rate applications, such as fertiliser, are guided by online mapping and sensors that enable the fusion of soil and crop data through real-time, on-the-go measurements using an ATV. As a result, this product supports effective management of field variability and site-specific farming, with the overall goals of maximising crop yield, reducing input costs, and minimising negative environmental impacts.

This innovation is a mobile, sensor-based precision agriculture system that enables real-time analysis of soil and crop conditions using an ATV platform. By combining online mapping with advanced sensors, it allows for accurate, on-the-go data collection to support variable rate applications, such as fertiliser, tailored to specific field needs. Designed to replace slow, traditional lab-based soil testing, the system helps farmers manage field variability more effectively, maximise crop yields, reduce input costs, and minimise environmental impact—contributing to more efficient and sustainable food production in response to growing global demand.