Agriculture & Animal Husbandry
According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the global population is expected to increase to 9.7 billion in 2050 and could peak at nearly 11 billion around 2100. Increasing food production has been required across the world to supply enough food. Climate change may result in more volatile growing conditions that are less conducive to food production.
Increased food demand and dietary changes are likely to contribute to an intensified use of irrigation. Sun Yeh manual valve actuators can be used in agriculture, by the use of various actuated control valves to regulate the flow of water to reduce water waste. Our quarter-turn valve actuators (OM, CM series) are suitable with ball valves or butterfly valves to be installed outdoors in the application of agricultural irrigation and animal husbandry. Additionally, OM quarter-turn actuators allow operating the valves by manual override when there is a power failure for continuous operation without hindrance.
- Climate Change: Climate change leads to unstable growing conditions, adversely affecting food production.
- Water Resource Management: Agricultural irrigation requires significant water resources, and effective management to reduce water waste is a major challenge.
- Energy Consumption: The operation of agricultural and animal husbandry equipment consumes a large amount of energy, increasing operational costs.
- Technical Maintenance: Maintenance of agricultural and animal husbandry equipment requires specialized skills, but many farmers lack this expertise, leading to frequent equipment failures.
- Regulatory Compliance Pressure: With increasingly stringent environmental regulations, agriculture and animal husbandry need to continuously adjust their equipment and operations to comply with new standards, increasing compliance costs and operational complexity.
To address these pain points, the industry is exploring more efficient irrigation technologies and equipment, such as intelligent irrigation systems, energy-saving equipment, and water recycling technologies. These innovations not only improve production efficiency but also help farmers remain compliant with environmental regulations.
