STOAF

A project that helps develop degraded soil by using sensor innovation and customized fertilizer production. By helping to test the soil,…

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About the project

A project that helps develop degraded soil by using sensor innovation and customized fertilizer production. By helping to test the soil, analyze its condition, and use specially formulated fertilizer, the project aims to improve soil quality and reduce the amount of chemical fertilizer used.

Project objective

Analyze soil quality for cultivation using sensors.
Produce and adapt organic fertilizers suitable for the specific conditions of each area.
Increase agricultural yields and reduce the use of chemical fertilizers.
Enhance farmers' knowledge of basic soil analysis.

Key achievements

Identified 2 testing locations.
Obtained lab results for soil quality analysis (from NUOL Lab).
Launched a Facebook page to provide information about soil.
Collected samples for soil testing, and the test results have been finalized.

The problem

Upon consulting with farmers in the Xaythany district, we found issues with the overuse of chemical fertilizers, insufficient application of organic fertilizers, and nutrient imbalances in the soil. These problems lead to decreased agricultural yields, higher production costs, and increased reliance on imports. Furthermore, soil degradation contaminates water sources, impacting the ecosystem. When agricultural land becomes unproductive, it causes people to migrate out of rural areas, and the reduced capacity of the soil to store carbon can lead to greenhouse gas emissions and severe climate change. To address these issues, we aim to use sensor technology and produce nutrient-specific fertilizers to improve soil quality. ເມື່ອໄດ້ສອບຖາມນໍາພໍ່ແມ່ປະຊາຊົນທີ່ເປັນຊາວນາ, ຊາວກະສິກອນໃນຂົງເຂດ ຕົວເມືອງໄຊທານີໄດ້ພົບກັບບັນຫາການນໍາໃຊ້ປຸ໋ຍເຄມີປະສົມລົງໃນດິນ, ບໍ່ນໍາໃຊ້ປຸ໋ຍອິນຊິໃນ ການປູກຝັງຢ່າງພຽງພໍ ແລະ ບັນຫາຄວາມເສຍສົມດຸນຂອງສານອາຫານໃນດິນ ໂດຍການສົ່ງ ຜົນກະທົບຕໍ່ຜົນຜະລິດທາງການກະເສດຫລຸດລົງ, ລາຄາຜົນຜະສິດສູງຂື້ນ ແລະ ຕ້ອງໜຶ່ງພາ ການນໍາເຂົ້າຫຼາຍຂື້ນ ແລະ ການກັດເຊາະຈາກດິນທີ່ມີຄຸນນະພາບຕໍ່ເຮັດໃຫ້ແຫຼ່ງນໍ້າເປື້ອນຈື່ງ ສົ່ງຜົນຕໍ່ລະບົບນິເວດຂອງດິນ ເມື່ອພື້ນທີ່ກະສິກຳບໍ່ມີປະສິດທິພາບຈຶ່ງເຮັດໃຫ້ຜູ້ອົບພະຍົບ ຍ້າຍອອກໄປນອກຕົວເມືອງ ແລະ ດິນທີ່ກັກເກັບຄາບອນໄດ້ ຫນ້ອຍລົງອາດເກີດການປ່ອຍ ອາຍພິດເຮືອນແກ້ວ ແລະ ການປ່ຽນແປງຂອງດິນຟ້າອາກາດຢ່າງຮ້າຍແຮງ. ຈາກບັນຫາເຫຼົ່ານີ້ ຈຶ່ງຢາກນໍາໃຊ້ນະວັດຕະກຳທີ່ເປັນເຊັນເຊີ ແລະ ການເຮັດປຸ໋ຍສະເພາະທາດອາຫານທີ່ຂາດໃນ ດິນເພື່ອເສີມສ້າງໃຫ້ດິນມີຄຸນນະພາບ.