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Product Overview

The Agricultural Permitting Module is intended for use by Agricultural Governance bodies. Functionality offered includes processes such as Disease Control, the transport of Agricultural products such as livestock and game. Water management are also addressed where farming communities share common water sources or erect barricades in rivers to serve as dams. Other Agricultural areas of interest are the management and control of pesticides and GM (Genetically
Modified) seed for the production of crops. In terms of disease control, users of the system can setup pre‐determined geographic boundaries in terms of contagious diseases such as “Foot and Mouth” and “Bovine Tuberculosis”. Any organisation or individual that intends to transport animals across the boundaries are required to obtain a permit for the transport of such animals. These permits will apply to the transport of meat products as well. Agriculture is the single most intensive user of water resources globally. The management of these resources is enabled by this module in the form of permits that are issued to the farming community. Best practice models are utilised to govern these permits. This ensures adherence to global practices.
Pesticides that are used for crop protection has a long environmental presence in the soil that may lead to toxic levels and thus render the soil sterile. Control can be exercised in this area by utilizing permits and approval processes for these pesticides. Geographic maps can be utilised to show the deployment of these pesticides. Overlay maps are also available if other modules in this product suite are deployed. The “Air, Water and Waste” and “CITES” modules can be used in conjunction with the Agriculture Module. A Practical example can be illustrated as follows; Overlay Pesticide use on a CITES map for a specific geographic area. The immediate impact of these pesticides can be determined in real time on CITES Endangered Species. Genetically modified grain production is becoming an international concern in terms of the long term affects of these food products. Permitting can be utilised to control the use and deployment of this new technology.

Agriculture Permitting Functionality