Alibaba Cloud Launches ET Agricultural Brain at the Shanghai Computing Conference
June 06 2018 - 10:34PM
Business Wire
Pig farming enterprise demonstrates how AI
technology is revolutionizing industry
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group,
launched its proprietary ET Agricultural Brain at The Computing
Conference 2018: Shanghai Summit today. The cutting-edge AI program
has been adopted already by a number of leading pig farming and
fruit and vegetable growing enterprises in China, and is set to
revolutionize the agricultural industry, a strategic sector that
affects the well-being of billions across the nation.
ET Agricultural Brain builds upon the success of Alibaba Cloud’s
self-developed AI technology that has been applied in the smart
city, transportation, industrial and aviation sectors, and extends
its application to agriculture.
By applying AI technologies such as visual recognition, voice
recognition and real-time environmental parameter monitoring, ET
Agricultural Brain monitors each hog’s daily activity, growth
indicators, pregnancy and other health conditions, bringing more
insight throughout the pig farming industry chain. By processing
data and training algorithm models based on machine learning
technology, ET Agricultural Brain allows farm managers to monitor
the farm and the animals in real time. For example, the system will
automatically prescribe a plan of activity for hogs that need to
improve the health and yield of hogs. The program will also be able
to detect sick hogs and minimize accidents, such as protecting
piglets from accidents through the introduction of voice
recognition technology. Multiple meters are installed to collect
data in order to optimize the environment for the herd to grow, as
well as reducing human errors in the farming process.
It is estimated that ET Agricultural Brain could increase a
sow’s annual production by three more newborns, while reducing
unnatural death by 3%. Pigs per sow per year (PSY), an important
efficiency indicator for the industry, is estimated to be increased
to 32, boosting China’s industry efficiency to be on a par with
that of the most advanced pig farming countries.
“Alibaba Cloud’s ET Agricultural Brain brings a new level of
interactive automation to pig farming,” said Degen WANG, Chairman
of Tequ Group, a leading pig farming enterprise based in Sichuan
Province. “China is the world’s largest supplier, consumer and
importer of pork. At Tequ Group, our business target is to breed 10
million pigs by 2020 – a scale that no ordinary automation system
could cope with, let alone a human system. ET Agricultural Brain
leads the way to the true industrialization of pig farming, helping
us increase productivity, manage the farm more effectively and
potentially upgrade the whole supply, sales and logistics chain
using Alibaba’s ecosystem.” Mr. Wang shared the company’s
experience of adopting ET Agricultural Brain at The Computing
Conference in Shanghai.
Simon HU, Senior Vice President of Alibaba Group and President
of Alibaba Cloud said: “Agriculture and animal husbandry industry
is a strategic sector and matters to the lives of billions across
China. At Alibaba Cloud, we are committed to using our world-class
technology to resolve real-life problems. For this reason, we
launched ET Agricultural Brain with a number of partners in the
agriculture sector. We believe enhanced operating efficiency will
help ensure pork supply and maintain a stable market price that
will benefit enterprises and consumers alike in China. In the
future, ET Agricultural Brain can be adopted across many other
sectors, including forestry and fisheries, helping enterprises and
individual farmers increase efficiency and improve quality of
production and providing a greener and healthier option for
consumers.”
In addition to Tequ Group, early adopters of ET Agricultural
Brain include Haisheng Group, the leading agriculture company that
operates 55 orchards of more than 4000 hectares in total and
Guoqiang Modern Farming, a Shaanxi-based rural cooperative that
produces high quality melons. The AI program has enhanced fruit and
vegetable planting for these two producers. For Haisheng, the
growth parameters of about 10,000 acres of apple trees are
converged to the ET Agriculture Brain automatically, saving an
estimated RMB20 million in operating costs annually for the farm.
By better connecting the government, enterprises and farmers,
Alibaba Cloud also helps farmers sell their fruit and vegetables
more effectively, in order to increase their income.
The Computing Conference 2018: Shanghai Summit is a two-day
event that gathers participants in the Alibaba Cloud ecosystem and
industry practitioners from around the world to discuss the latest
trends in frontier technologies, including Cloud Computing, Big
Data, and AI.
For more information about Alibaba Cloud’s ET Brain, go to:
https://www.alibabacloud.com/et
About Alibaba Cloud
Established in 2009, Alibaba Cloud (www.alibabacloud.com), the
cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, is among the world’s top
three IaaS providers, according to Gartner, and the largest
provider of public cloud services in China, according to IDC.
Alibaba Cloud provides a comprehensive suite of cloud computing
services to businesses worldwide, including merchants doing
business on Alibaba Group marketplaces, start-ups, corporations and
government organizations. Alibaba Cloud is the official Cloud
Services Partner of the International Olympic Committee.
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