Andela Engineering & Innovation won the 2022 Boerenbusiness Agribusiness Award with the Robot Weeder ARW-912. On Monday, the professional jury, led by Aalt Dijkhuizen, visited the company to see the innovation at work in practice.
The machine with which Andela won the Agribusiness Award is the Robot Weeder ARW-912. The machine automatically removes weeds in the row. It is designed in such a way that the soil is not disturbed, but the weeds are controlled by means of electricity and heat. As a result, the soil remains closed and no seedbed is created where new weeds can germinate.
Potency
The machine has a lot of potential according to the jury. Initially for the organic sector, but also for conventional crops. When it comes to weed control, organic arable farmers mainly rely on manual work, and the robot can provide major cost savings there. Conventional growers also face a challenge given the ambition to halve the use of plant protection products.
Sign up 2023
This year is also reaching Boerenbusiness once again presents the Agribusiness Award for companies that have brought an innovative product or service onto the market with a financial benefit for the farmer. You can register from June 12, 2023 via boerenbusiness.nl/award.
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