Cognitive Pilot, part of the Sberbank ecosystem, Digital Agro and Agrosignal will create an agroecosystem for digitalization of farms as part of a strategic partnership will create a single agroecosystem for accelerated digitalization of Russian agriculture. The partnership will lead to the emergence of a unique product combining full-cycle agro-ERP and unmanned technology control technology. The first implementation of the joint product is planned in 2020.

The solution will be a hardware-software complex for unmanned control of equipment, collection, processing and conversion of telemetry data, as well as the conduct of all economic activities of the company in a single digital circuit.

The total volume of products, services and services sold by the parties to the agreement will amount to 20 billion rubles. per year by 2023. The parties expect to introduce their technologies in 30% of farms in the agricultural market in the amount of over 20 million ha.

Agroecosystem includes:

• Interface, Big Data analysis and processing algorithms, as well as digital applications for users from Digital Agro.

• Cognitive Agro Pilot hardware and software system - an autonomous control system for agricultural machinery (combine harvester, tractor, sprayer) based on artificial intelligence technologies (AI).

• The digital platform Agrosignal (today, the core of the Digital Agro ecosystem), which will also integrate the three technologies into a single agro-ERP.

Using the agroecosystem, farms will be able to solve all practical problems in one interface and use the accumulated agronomic knowledge and modern technologies in the field of soil science, rationally use the equipment and increase control over the implementation of agricultural and operational work.

Users will be able to control crop rotation on the basis of historical data, soil and climate knowledge in their farm using the Digital Agro application on the tablet, using a constantly updating data array from sensors installed on agricultural machinery. Digital control of all processes and data will allow us to set precise tasks for machine operators and monitor their progress in real time.

In addition, agricultural machinery will be equipped with technologies for partial autonomy of control - the machine operator will only have to control the operating mode of the attached equipment.

Olga Uskova, CEO and founder of Cognitive Pilot: “We believe that it is complex solutions collected into ecosystems that can bring maximum value to a client. In this partnership, the leaders of the directions gathered to create a truly breakthrough product that will change the course of development of the entire industry! Artificial intelligence technologies permeate all new industries, transferring them to a fundamentally new level of development. We are pleased to be at the head of these changes with our new partners. ”

Nikolay Bobrov, CEO of Digital Agro: “Partnership with leading market players and the creation of a unified agroecosystem is the next step for Digital Agro to build an open digital services system with an open entrance for all agricultural participants and a competitive environment. It is important to emphasize that in the process of work a common protocol for working with data will be created, which can be used in the future for collaboration with other enterprises in the Digital Agro ecosystem and outside its contour. ”

Vladimir Korshunov, General Director of Agrosignal: “There are many digital solutions on the agricultural market today, but the potential for digitalization in the industry is still huge. We believe that leadership in this direction will go to those who offer the most complete range of opportunities, a convenient format for use and cover all processes - agronomic, operational, managerial - of the life of enterprises. ”

In Russia, the digitalization of agriculture is taking place as part of the Digital Agriculture industry project developed by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. According to Digital Agro, only 15% of agricultural companies in the country today use breakthrough digital technologies in their work. On May 20, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Government to develop a number of measures to digitalize agriculture: “We need high rates in the development of infrastructure and the social sphere of the village. We need modern, safe roads and engineering networks and, of course, the development of digital infrastructure, which is in demand both by citizens and business, ”the president said