Huawei Helps Brazilian Farmers Use 5G Technology In Agriculture

JAKARTA - To increase crop productivity, the agricultural state of Brazil, Golas, is launching a trial of a new device powered by Huawei's 5G technology and equipment.

This technology is claimed to increase the effectiveness of agricultural activities and quickly fight diseases in plants.

This comes as the Brazilian government is considering imposing a ban on Huawei equipment, from the 2021 5G frequency spectrum auction for telecom operators in the country.

The launch of this new agricultural support system was first attempted by soybean farmers in the region. Currently, the 5G technology being offered to manufacturers will help increase crop yields through gathering information through sensor systems.

According to Huawei Brasil Marketing Director Tiago Fontes, the sensors will be deployed in the field in harvesters, and even in drones. Later, the sensor will offer accurate meteorological and humidity data.

The combination of fast broadband communications with real-time cloud data processing will also offer farmers information within one hour, which would normally take at least three days to collect.

This will enable swift action for farmers so that they can immediately work to eradicate disease and other potential threats to crops.

"We launched this soybean application to show how 5G used in drones can increase productivity and reduce herbicide costs," said Fontes as quoted by Gizmochina, Saturday, December 5.

The trial was first launched in the soy farming town of Rio Verde and takes advantage of the 5G network built by telecom operator Claro.