Expert System For Improved Crop Management ( ESICM) Project
Begun in 1989 and funded by the Food and Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP),
the goals of ESIC are to increase the yield and the quality of cucumbersand
citrus production through the introduction of expert systems to enhance
crop management and farm support. To this end, two expert systems, Cuptex
and Citex, were built to perform a variety
of tasks. To date, 24 technical personnel have been trained and 16 personnel
continue to work for the project.
In 1993, Egypt grew 27,200 tons of cucumbers under plastic tunnels.
Cucumbers account for 50% of all crops grown under plastic tunnels, with
a total area of 960 feddans under cultivation in 7,500 plastic tunnels.
Because cucumbers are exported to Europe, increasing their production is
important for the Egyptian economy. Citrus is also a major crop, with oranges
alone accounting for 288,300 feddans and 1.576 million tons of fruit in
1993.
- Crop Projects
This is an expert system for cucumber crop production. It manipulates
five sub-systems: diagnosis, treatment, plant care, irrigation, and fertilization.
It has been established in many sites such as Mariot, El-Bousealy, Tokh,
El-Dokki, El-Haram, and faculty of agricultural of Cairo university.
This is an expert system for orange production. It manipulates five
sub-systems: diagnosis, treatment, assessment, irrigation, and fertilization.
The system is currently in use in many sites such as El-Salheia El-Gedida,
Hosh Aisa, Tokh, Giza Agricultural directorate, and Al Behaira Agricultural
directorate.
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