Smart apiculture management services for developing countries—the case of SAMS project in Ethiopia and Indonesia

PeerJ Computer Science

Stefanie Schaedlich¹  Angela Zur¹  Magdalena Sperl¹  Markos Lemma²  Katrin Proschek³  Okie Fauzi Rachman⁴  Amanda Paramita⁴  Aditya Pratama⁴  Aleksejs Zacepins⁵  Vitalijs Komasilovs⁵  Armands Kviesis⁵  Taye Negera⁶  Kibebew Wakjira⁶  Nur Al Faizah⁷  Marlis Nawawi⁸  Dwi Purnomo⁸  Kristina Gratzer⁹  Robert Brodschneider⁹  Oliver Hensel^1,10  Sascha Kirchner^1,10  Sascha Fiedler^1,10 

[1] Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Feldafing, Germany;Iceaddis IT Consultancy PLC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;Icebauhaus e.V., Weimar, Germany;Labtek Indie, Bandung, Indonesia;Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava, Latvia;Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Holeta Bee Research Centre, Holeta, Ethiopia;The Local Enablers, Sumedang, Indonesia;University Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia;University of Graz, Graz, Austria;University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany;

关键词: Honey bee;    Precision beekeeping;    User centered design;    ICT solution;    Sustainable beekeeping;    Data warehouse;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj-cs.484

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The European Union funded project SAMS (Smart Apiculture Management Services) enhances international cooperation of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) and sustainable agriculture between EU and developing countries in pursuit of the EU commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goal “End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture”. The project consortium comprises four partners from Europe (two from Germany, Austria, and Latvia) and two partners each from Ethiopia and Indonesia. Beekeeping with small-scale operations provides suitable innovation labs for the demonstration and dissemination of cost-effective and easy-to-use open source ICT applications in developing countries. SAMS allows active monitoring and remote sensing of bee colonies and beekeeping by developing an ICT solution supporting the management of bee health and bee productivity as well as a role model for effective international cooperation. By following the user centered design (UCD) approach, SAMS addresses requirements of end-user communities on beekeeping in developing countries, and includes findings in its technological improvements and adaptation as well as in innovative services and business creation based on advanced ICT and remote sensing technologies. SAMS enhances the production of bee products, creates jobs (particularly youths/women), triggers investments, and establishes knowledge exchange through networks and initiated partnerships.

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