On January 19th, 2023, the Institute of Agricultural Economics (AKI), Hungary, invited stakeholders of the pig and poultry sector involved in precision livestock farming (PLF) to a focus group discussion, which exceeded all expectations with a successful and productive event. The event was attended by 21 participants from business (farmers, PLF developers and distributors), academia and…
On December 10, 2022, discussion workshops related to the use of modern ICT technologies (ICT – information and communication technology) in animal production were held. The event was organized by the LivestockSense project team from the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences (UPWr). A total of 29 participants (pictured above) took part in the discussions, representing various sectors related to animal production, i.e., developers/suppliers of ICT technologies, farmers, representatives of NGOs, and scientists.
In the coming weeks, LivestockSense is to host focus group discussions in Hungary, Estonia, Poland, Sweden, Israel, and Denmark. The aim of the focus group discussion is to identify key characteristics of farmers’ attitudes toward digital technologies. All participants are carefully selected for their specific expertise and cover the entire value chain from primary production…
During the 20th edition of the Congress of the International Society for Animal Hygiene ISAH in Berlin, Germany on October 5-7, Assoc. Prof. Sebastian Opaliński, project coordinator from Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences (UPWr) the Polish partner in LivestockSense, presented the main objectives of the LivestockSense project. The presentation included the results from a…
LivestockSense PI, Prof. Thomas Banhazi together with Annamaria Banhazi (Aghitech) participated in various meetings in Hungary, including meetings with AKI – Institute of Agricultural Economics to review the operational aspects of the LivestockSense project in Hungary. The Hungarian components of the LivestockSense are represented by Dr. Ildikó Edit Tikász, Head of Department at AKI (pictured above), and Mr.…
During a recent trip to Israel, Prof. Thomas Banhazi worked with scientists at the MIGAL Galilee Research Institute and local poultry farmers in the Galilee region to improve the environmental performance of their farming operations. Four Enviro-DetectTM instruments have been installed on two separate farms to monitor the thermal and ventilation performance of the buildings…
Article by Katarzyna Olejnik, Ewa Popiela and Sebastian Opalinski from Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Department of Environment Hygiene and Animal Welfare, published by Agriculture MDPI, May 18th, 2022. Abstract: New approach to improve welfare in the poultry sector is targeted at the precise management of animals. In poultry production, we observe that…
The Galilee Research Institute (MIGAL) is participating in a two-year-long project, “Enhancing environmental sustainability of livestock farms by removing barriers for adopting ICT technologies (LivestockSense)”, funded by the Israeli Innovation Authority in collaboration with ERA-NET COFUND ICT-AGRI-FOOD. The LivestockSense project aims to assess the acceptance and applicability of information and communication technology (ICT) in poultry…
The ICT-AGRI-FOOD funded EU project (LivestockSense) initiates important steps towards (1) developing a better understanding of the attitudes of farmers for technology use and thus (2) ensuring more efficient adoption of Smart Technologies in agriculture. The project focus is on pigs and poultry across five EU-countries and Israel, where farmers will be approached to provide…
The Institute of Agricultural Economics (AKI) is going to participate in a two-year-long project, „Enhancing environmental sustainability of livestock farms by removing barriers for adopting ICT technologies (LivestockSense)”, funded by ERA-NET COFUND ICT-AGRI-FOOD and National Research, Development and Innovation Fund. The project will assess the acceptance and applicability of information and communication technology (ICT) based…
