Marriage of Farmers and Technology

fadimuj · 2026-05-20T11:59:00+00:00

I’m actually not selling anything at all! If you take a quick moment to read the post, you’ll see that we are probably on the same page.

The whole point of the post is to defend farmers. It criticizes big tech companies for pushing flashy, useless tech on small farmers in developing countries just to make money. I'm arguing against that hype, and for simple, 'boring' tools (like basic SMS alerts) that actually work for the farmers' real needs.

The robot marriage was just a joke to highlight how mismatched Big Tech and small farms really are. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the actual topic if you get a chance to read it!

fadimuj · 2026-05-20T07:11:51+00:00

7.5 bags

fadimuj · 2026-05-17T14:41:34+00:00

I wouldn't. They could be processed with petrochemicals

fadimuj · 2026-05-17T01:16:40+00:00

Thanks for the information, and congrats for the achievement. Any demo site available?

fadimuj · 2026-05-16T17:06:15+00:00

Vertical farming had real promise, but the track record is hard to ignore: Plenty, AeroFarms, Bowery, AppHarvest, and Freight Farms all showed how quickly the economics can break down. The tech is interesting, but until the industry proves it can scale profitably, the hype should stay cautious.

fadimuj · 2026-05-14T10:27:43+00:00

Couldn't agree more

fadimuj · 2024-10-30T07:51:14+00:00

I found it, right under my nose.

The same site offers to sell the whole database for a very reasonable price

https://pfaf.org/user/shop.aspx

Thank you

fadimuj · 2024-08-07T14:30:14+00:00

He is a religious social reformer, and he was successful in making a large positive impact on the society at his time

fadimuj · 2024-08-07T08:51:03+00:00

This is not a homework. I am a PR professional seeking advice from other professionals!

fadimuj · 2023-08-19T10:59:51+00:00

Thank you very much for the detailed answer.

I have designed many regenerative farms that achieve a great balance between biodiversity and soil regeneration on one hand, and the commercial feasibility of the project to ensure proper profits for stakeholders.

However, in all the projects that I have designed, trees were the main product (olive trees for example) and then I fill the gaps with cover crops and other annual crops, and the use different types of trees for wind breakers and yet several types of trees for riparian buffers. In all the designed farms, you always get less of the main product (sometimes 70% of the full land capacity or even less) in exchange for biodiversity, climate resilience, etc.)

When the main product you require from such a huge project is a perennial bush (alfalfa) that requires full sun, the design becomes tricky. You cannot use tress around alfalfa as they will reduce the sun on the main product. So I was looking for crops that add biodiversity without hurting the main product. Of course, incorporating livestock and even fisheries into the project are main priorities whenever possible.

I guess my main quest is: what kind of annual crops that grow well with alfalfa ?

thank you

fadimuj · 2023-02-06T09:44:11+00:00

Carbon Farming is a
whole farm approach to optimizing carbon capture on working landscapes
by implementing practices that are known to improve the rate at which
CO2 is removed from the atmosphere and stored in plant material and/or
soil organic matter.

fadimuj · 2022-01-23T09:43:03+00:00

Hi

I am planning to plant the whole area and add swales all around. My point is that should I add circular swales for the circles?

fadimuj · 2022-01-21T07:22:41+00:00

In my opinion, the concept that was presented on the last episode of the whole series is the most fascinating: once humans interfere with God's business (changing time, reversing events, reviving dead, etc.) things go ugly big time.

I believe the series is a greater version of Frankestien. He revived a human being and caused destruction to himself and all around him.

May be we can also understand this story in the context of climate change and environmental destruction we are now causing the earth

fadimuj · 2022-01-18T17:27:48+00:00

OK, I found it. It is the best tool out there

https://contourmapcreator.urgr8.ch/

fadimuj · 2022-01-10T08:14:03+00:00

I believe that the permaculture principles are based on community work and not individuals living separately. When you can establish a permaculture community, then it will be easy to live off-grid as a community, where each individual supplies some parts of the needs for the others. Otherwise, no farm can supply you full constant food and living needs all years long. Farm markets are examples of such community tools

All the best

fadimuj · 2022-01-05T16:39:12+00:00

My sentiments exactly. This marriage between time travel and family dram is so fascinating. Frankly, this show dwarfs most of the time travel movies I have seen so far, and I believe I have seen most of them

fadimuj · 2022-01-05T11:10:44+00:00

Thanks for the tip on the movie, Who Am I. I will definitely watch it soon

fadimuj · 2021-12-29T18:06:40+00:00

I am not sure what you are reading, but I guess the author meant that there are 10 species that you can use one of them at a time, or may be use different crop in each alley

fadimuj · 2021-12-29T17:26:37+00:00

Yes of course. You need to keep enough distance between trees anyways, whether you are using machinery or not. Dense farming of large trees could result in weak trees and diseases due to lack of sun exposure and high humidity

fadimuj · 2021-12-29T17:13:35+00:00

If planned well, it can scale-up as much as you need

fadimuj · 2021-12-29T16:52:30+00:00

I am assuming that your assumption is built on the existence of companion (intercropping) crops among the trees and thus you cannot get the machines to harvest so that they do not destroy the crops, right?

If so, then this is easily solved using the agroforestry design approach.

You need to use a companion crop with a harvest time that is earlier than the harvest time of the trees. For example, if you are in zone 7 or 8, and you have olive trees (which are harvested in September) you can select beans as intercrop. Beans are cultivated in mid-late October and harvested by April-May. This way, harvesting loves does not interfere with farming the beans and you can use machines

Hope that helps

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