| | SEPTEMBER 20244hospitality from the hearttmOur hotel, restaurant & spa :traditional italian cuisineauthentic thai cuisineluxury boutique hotelsbuffalo wings & burgers+66 (0) 90 810 4888 | @thechiangmai | info@thechiangmai.com | thechiangmai.comintegrated solutions for quality living Academia has an undeniable responsibility to intervene in solving social challenges. The University of Santo Tomas (UST) has been at the forefront of fulfilling this responsibility, staying true to its heritage spanning centuries. Recently, researchers from UST came up with a new agricultural automation technology. Assoc. Prof. Anthony James C. Bautista, DT of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Asst. Prof. Mary Grace Ann C. Bautista, MSc of the Department of Electronics Engineering, and BS Mechanical Engineering alumnus John Raven Red have developed a way to use GPS technology to automate agricultural tractors with the AGROTIS Navigation System. The project was funded by the Department of Science and Technology ­ Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD). According to the researchers, AGROTIS can operate autonomously through GPS-guided navigation or be manually controlled via radio frequency. Developed in collaboration with the Philippine Rice Research Institute and the International Rice Research Institute, it also boasts of a robust safety system. It offers versatile solutions for various tractor types. The technology is incubated at the UST TOMASInno Center, the University's Technology-based Business Incubator (TBI) and aims to directly benefit local farmers by enhancing rice field land preparation.AGROTIS was recently tested by the Agricultural Machinery Testing and Evaluation Center (AMTEC), which demonstrated significant benefits. The field capacity of hand tractors was reduced from 31.25 hours per hectare to 20 hours per hectare, while field efficiency was improved from 60 percent to 80 percent. Additionally, a customer validation survey showed a 90 percent acceptability rate among local farmers. As we present our yearly special issue featuring prestigious alumni of the UST, we wish the research team all the best. Do let us know your thoughts. Sujith VasudevanManaging Editoreditor@ceoinsightsasia.comEditorialFinding Solutions to Pressing Societal Challenges Insights for Business LeadersVol 04 · Issue 04-5 ·SEPTEMBER, 2024Publisher Alok ChaturvediManaging Editor Sujith Vasudevan Manager - DesignPrabhu Dutta A.R.N RayNoidaRohit Raghubanshi Akshay Shettyadvertise@ceoinsightsasia.comEditorial queries editor@ceoinsightsasia.comTo subscribeVisit www.ceoinsightsasia.com/subscribe/ or send emailto subscription@ceoinsightsasia.comMagazine Price is $50 per issuePublisher Alok ChaturvediPrinted and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of InfoConnect Web Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., and Printed at Executive Prints - 113/7, Ground floor, Old madras road, Halasuru, Bangalore 560008 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017.Copyright © 2024 InfoConnect Web Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.Senior Designer Girisha MVP - Sales & Marketing Amrit Kumar Singh Circulation Manager Magendran PerumalEditorialNalini. Bramhanapalli Keerthana Kantaraju Roshan Akthar Roopalatha H.
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