Workshop 'Increasing Robusta value from farming data' takes place in Dak Lak, introducing the 2Nong application to support coffee growers

The 2Nong application helps growers manage crops, track supplies, identify pests and diseases using AI and have more basis to make coffee farming decisions.

Workshop "Increasing Robusta value from farming data" just took place on September 4, in Dak Lak. The program is designed in the direction of sharing along with practice, taking data from growing areas and applying technology in farming as two throughout content,

From explaining "why do coffee beans need data?", people continue to learn how technology supports farming and directly practice on the 2Nong application. This approach takes data beyond technical concepts, becoming an accessible tool for growers to record crops, better understand tree condition and have more basis for each farming decision.

The highlight of the workshop is the practice of the 2Nong app in farming data applications, helping farmers directly get acquainted with the use of features such as pest diagnosis, weather, forums... On 2Nong, growers can also track supplies, make farming plans, record farming diaries, manage work and track reports on supplies, costs, revenue as well as farming efficiency.

In particular, with the "Pest Diagnosis" feature, farmers can take pictures of the actual condition of the tree so that AI can help identify pests and signs of nutritional deficiency. The system is currently capable of detecting more than 60 types of pests and nutrients on 6 key crops including rice, coffee, pepper, orange, passion fruit and durian.

After analyzing the images, 2Nong provides reference information on causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention measures, supporting growers with more facilities to handle crop conditions right during the farming process. Diagnostic data continues to be compiled into pest maps and nutrient maps, thereby helping users refer to the local situation and recommendations related to plant nutrition.

In addition, digitizing farming data also contributes to building transparent production records for each raw material area, creating a foundation for traceability and enhancing the value of Vietnamese Robusta beans in the domestic and international markets.

The workshop organizers said that in the Central Highlands - the largest Robusta coffee raw material region in the country, for the same plant variety, the yield, kernel firmness rate and bean quality can vary significantly between growing areas due to different soil conditions and farming methods. Many important decisions such as when to fertilize, the amount of additional nutrients or early identification of pests and diseases still depend mainly on the grower's experience. Meanwhile, climate change, rising material costs and increasingly strict requirements from the market are posing many new challenges for farmers.

Therefore, the workshop "Improving Robusta value from farming data" opens up a practical approach when bringing data into every daily work in the coffee garden to support farmers. Ca Mau Fertilizer contributes to turning technology into a "farming assistant" from crop recording, material management, nutrition monitoring to pest identification using AI. Each data accumulated through 2Nong will help growers better understand their gardens, have more basis for farming decisions and gradually form transparent production records through each season.