Agriculture is the main source of livelihood to many Asian peasants who live in rural areas. A report that was released recently shows that increase in agriculture products will help a lot in eradicating poverty and will increase incomes of small-scale farmers. For all this to take place, it is important to have reliable ways of determining ways of collecting data of the farm. It is very important to invest in perfect ways to store the farm records to avoid them from getting lost.
Technology has now become a very important tool in the agricultural sector. This is because one can use technology to get innovative ideas that can positively influence the agricultural sector. Technology has not only made things easier but also cuts on costs. One can also get very relevant information via Google that can help policy makers and farmers make major decisions. A report done by Asian development bank has stated that their research has confirmed that technology can greatly increase the quality and punctuality of agricultural statistics at a very cheap cost.
Three studies that have been done have showed that technology can be used in the agriculture sector and this will lead to great yield, which can redeem Asian farmers from poverty. Results (https://www.opengovasia.com/technology-and-innovation-to-improve-agricultural-statistics/) from two of the studies have revealed that technology can be used in collecting data, measuring of land and in determining the harvest that is likely to be yielded. A third study gave the agriculture sector a very well structured plot that includes even the small scale farmers who are very likely to be left out by the outdated population registers.
With the help of national statistics officers, the ministry of agriculture implemented the studies done in three countries including Thailand. The first study has concentrated on measurement of the farm trough digital tracing. The second study has based on a way of estimating crop yields in respect with the size of the farm. Better estimation of data on the harvest really helps the policy makers to try to improve the yields. The third study concentrates on coming up with a sampling frame for the agricultural sector.
Some technological innovation that can be of help in agricultural statistics were also stated in the report. Some these innovation include drones, artificial intelligence and table-based data collection method. The fact is technology can play a great role in agricultural statistics. This will lead to increase of farmers produce and profits hence reducing poverty levels.
