I-PepsiCo Ibonisa I-AI kanye Nokulima Okuvuselelayo Epulazini Lamazambane lase-Alberta Elihlinzeka Ngama-Lay's Chips

I-PepsiCo yethule iPerry Family Farm eningizimu ye-Alberta, eCanada, njengesibonelo esisebenzayo sendlela ubuhlakani bokwenziwa, ezolimo ezinembile kanye nemikhuba yokuvuselela engahlanganiswa ngayo ekukhiqizweni kwamazambane okuhweba. Umsebenzi womndeni, olima umhlaba ofanayo kusukela ngo-1909, ukhulise amazambane eLay's chips iminyaka engu-45.

I-PepsiCo ibonise ulwazi lwePerry Family Farm, umsebenzi wokutshala amazambane eningizimu ye-Alberta, eCanada, njengesibonelo sokuhlanganisa ubuhlakani bokwenziwa, ezolimo ezinembile kanye nemikhuba yokuvuselela ohlelweni olulodwa lokukhiqiza. Ipulazi lomndeni lisebenze endaweni efanayo kusukela ngo-1909 futhi likhiqize amazambane e-Lay's chips iminyaka engu-45. Njengamanje linamahektha angaba ngu-6,000 ekukhiqizeni - cishe amahektha angu-2,428 - futhi liphakathi kwabahlinzeki bamazambane abahamba phambili be-PepsiCo.

Ama-drone nedatha yokuphatha indawo ngayinye yensimu. Eminyakeni engaba ngu-15 eyedlule, umndeni wakwaPerry waqala ukuzama ngamathuluzi akwazi ukukhiqiza ulwazi olunembile mayelana nezitshalo nomhlabathi. Ubuchwepheshe obusetshenzisiwe buhlanganisa izithombe eziningi ezithathwe yizindiza ezithwala umoya kanye nezinhlelo zokunisela ezishintshashintshayo. Idatha yenza kube nokwenzeka ukuhlukanisa amasimu abe yizindawo ezincane nokuphatha indawo ngayinye ngokwezimo zayo, ukuze amanzi nezinye izinsiza zisetshenziswe kuphela lapho zidingeka khona. Ubuhlakani bokwenziwa busetshenziselwa ukuhlaziya inani elikhulu ledatha evela enhlabathini, ezitshalweni kanye nesimo sezulu, ngenhloso yokuthola izingozi kusenesikhathi, ukuphendula ngokushesha nokusekela izinqumo zezolimo ngolwazi lwakamuva.

Inhlabathi enamandla amakhulu okugcina amanzi. Isu lokuvuselela ipulazi lihlose ukuqinisa umsebenzi wezinto eziphilayo nokuthuthukisa isakhiwo somhlabathi. Ngokusho kokuhlangenwe nakho okuveziwe, inhlabathi enempilo ingagcina umswakama owengeziwe futhi inikeze ingxenye enkulu yezinsiza ezidingwa yisitshalo. Imikhuba ebalulekile ifaka phakathi izinhlobo eziningi ezimboza izitshalo phakathi kwezinkathi zonyaka kanye nokulima okuncishisiwe, okunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kukaphethiloli, kunciphisa ukuphazamiseka kwenhlabathi futhi kusiza ukonga umswakama. Lo msebenzi uphinde usebenzele ukuhlanganisa izinto eziphilayo ezikhona emvelweni ukuze kuncishiswe ukuncika ezibulala-zinambuzane, umanyolo wokwenziwa kanye nezinye izinto ezifakwa ngamakhemikhali.

Ubambiswano nezinkampani zobuchwepheshe. I-PepsiCo isebenza nabahlinzeki abakhethekile — i-AgroScout, i-CropX kanye ne-GRIMME — ukuletha amathuluzi edijithali nolwazi lwezolimo kubalimi. I-AgroScout isebenzisa izithombe kanye nama-algorithms okufunda ngokujulile ukuthola nokuqapha izinambuzane nezifo; i-CropX ihlanganisa izinzwa kanye nokuhlaziywa kwedatha ukuze kuthuthukiswe izinqumo ngokusetshenziswa komhlabathi namanzi; i-GRIMME inikela ngobuchwepheshe obuhlobene nokusetshenziswa kwemishini kochungechunge lwamazambane. Le nkampani igcizelela ukuthi la mathuluzi enzelwe ukuhambisana nokuhlangenwe nakho kwabalimi kanye nochwepheshe bezolimo, ukuguqula idatha yasensimini ibe yizincomo ezisebenzayo esikhundleni sokushintsha ukwahlulela kwabantu.

Amapulazi okubonisa angaphezu kwama-60. I-PepsiCo isebenza ngamapulazi okubonisa angaphezu kuka-60 emhlabeni jikelele, lapho abalimi bengabona futhi bahlole khona mathupha imikhuba yezolimo ezivuselelayo. Izivivinyo kulezi zindawo zihlanganisa ukulinywa okuncishisiwe, ukutshala izimbozo, ukuphathwa kwezinambuzane zemvelo, ukunisela okuphumelelayo kanye nokusetshenziswa kwe-AI ukuhumusha idatha yokukhiqiza kanye nemvelo. Okuhlangenwe nakho kwe-Alberta kuhloswe futhi ukwenza kube lula ukudluliselwa kwepulazi esizukulwaneni sesihlanu somndeni wakwaPerry. Ku-PepsiCo, inhlanganisela yobuchwepheshe, ulwazi lwezolimo kanye nokubuyiselwa kwenhlabathi kungasiza ekusekeleni ukukhiqizwa kwamazambane lapho kubhekene nezimo zezulu ezishintshashintshayo.

Embonini yamazambane ebanzi, icala lase-Alberta aliphawuleki kakhulu kunoma iyiphi idivayisi eyodwa kunendlela yesistimu: iprosesa enkulu ebopha obala uchungechunge lwayo lokuhlinzeka ngama-chip nemikhuba yokunciphisa inhlabathi elinganisekayo, kanye nokusebenzisa umhlinzeki osenesikhathi eside - esikhundleni sepulazi lokubonisa lenkampani - njengendawo yokubhekisela.

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• Igumbi Lezindaba le-PepsiCo: https://www.pepsico.com/newsroom/stories/2026/pepsico-helping-farms-prepare-future-agriculture