The DFC solution deploys a community platform providing localized agriculture information and crop-specific advice for farmers leveraging IoT and satellite technology. The platform offers a wide array of services ranging from disease recognition & prevention to crop health analytics & monitoring.

DFC will provide access to latest cutting-edge farmer management systems and digitize numerous forms and processes currently existing at the Ministry of Municipalities.

DFC will greatly improve crop health and crop yield through continuous monitoring by utilizing advanced IoT devices & multispectral satellite images.

DFC will act as a localized repository of knowledge and expert information on topics related to pests & diseases and agricultural best practices.

https://dfc.mme.gov.qa/dfcqatar

• Qatar

• Remote and rural communities
• All the local Farmers Communities in Qatar

This project can be easily replicated in any other country that has agricultural production and requires enhanced access to agriculture-related services and information for national Farmers Communities.
For example, countries most active in agricultural production such as USA, China, and Brazil can benefit a lot from deploying a similar platform given having the requires resources needed. It will greatly improve their crop health and crop yield through continuous monitoring and analysis.
Moreover, such a platform would also support developing countries in improving their farmers communities and ultimately improve and strengthen their agricultural sector.

Due to the nature of this Project, main costs are concentrated at the beginning of its life cycle (development), while maintaining it will require minimal costs and mainly human resources, therefore maintaining it on the long-term is very feasible specially when compared with the various benefits it brings and the costs it reduces. Also, the continuous monitoring and analysis capabilities this platform offers helps reduce the agricultural costs as it allows for better decision making and enhances proactivity.

The Qatari landscape and environment conditions present key challenges for the agriculture industry, making it less attractive for farmers. Moreover, farmers lack accessibility to specialized and localized knowledge in support of growing healthy crops. The Digital Farmer Community stands as a vital source of national knowledge that all farms in Qatar can access. This is made possible through the application of the Internet of Things (IoT) and satellite technology. As a result, farms can benefit from access to valuable sources of information and to a wide-range of cutting-edge technologies.