With the aim of establishing the necessary strategies to adapt to a constantly changing world, one in which digitalization plays an increasingly important role, the second-degree cooperative Anecoop has evolved at a technological level, to the point of adopting a 4.0 agricultural model.
In 2000, the cooperative implemented a food safety system based on product traceability, and two years later, it started using a tool that allowed it to manage its commercial activity in real time, as well as its fruit and vegetable stocks in storage. The next step was the implementation of the Unicoo software program, designed for Anecoop's partner entities, which was intended as a way to unify and centralize all processes. The Sage ERP X3 was selected as the basis on which to develop a vertical system that includes all the modules necessary for the management of a fruit and vegetable company and its various sections.
At present, Anecoop is working to provide its partner entities with an app. This will give producers access to all operations carried out with the entity in an easy and personalized way via their tablets or smartphones, including administrative ones, or even the acquisition of inputs or productions.
It is also working towards integration with a technological platform that will make it possible to connect an ERP with drones, sensors or satellites, compiling the necessary information to allow the development of harvest prediction systems or the optimization / automation of treatments and irrigation. Big data and deep learning techniques will be used to this end. All this facilitates the work of technicians in the decision-making process, allowing them to determine the best time to fight pests and diseases, or to better plan the commercial campaign by obtaining information on the harvest. The use of technologies such as blockchain is also being considered in order to make the traceability more transparent.
When it comes to product-oriented technological innovation, Anecoop's projects seek to improve the efficiency of the fields while reducing the environmental impact and looking for ways to achieve better productions with fewer resources.
Source: lasprovincias.es
