The Cultivation of Mobile Agriculture

THE CULTIVATION OF MOBILE AGRICULTURE float Farmers in developing countries around the world have used mobile technologies in agriculture for nearly a decade. In its latest research, Float Mobile Learning examines how these applications have recently begun to take root in North America. Smartphone adoption rate among American farmers Mid-2011: 40% 94% of farmers 2010:0 own a mobile phone or a smartphone 10% Wider application of precision agriculture could reduce H20 use by as much 1 million rural households access the Internet at home solely through wireless broadband services as 50% Mobile Phones Worldwide Landlines Worldwide Vs. 1.3 5.6 Billion Billion Mobile Example Apps Money Transfer IveGotl Crowdsource the location and identification of invasive species. Bigoven Use the ingredients you currently have available to generate recipes. $730 Allergy Detective Identify risky foods, find allergies based on symptoms, and obtain details about suspected food items. Billion by 2017 Nutrition Menu Track personal progress of what has been eaten. Provides farmers with the ability to exchange, save and borrow small amounts of capital Field Guide Upload photos and GPS coordinates about wildlife to recognize potentially harmful species. Cattle Breeding Calculator Keep track of service, return and calving dates for cattle. flOat mobile le arning Read the full series of mAgriculture reports at floatlearning.com/magriculture