EkoNiva Group has announced significant advancements in its proprietary software, EkoCrop 2.0, aimed at optimizing agricultural operations. On February 28, 2024, the group revealed that it has improved the integration between EkoCrop and the 1C: Agricultural Enterprise Management (AEM) database. This enhancement is part of EkoNiva’s ongoing commitment to digital transformation in agriculture, ensuring seamless data transfer and quality control of the information exchanged between systems.

Throughout the year, EkoNiva focused on automating the process of transferring data from the EkoCrop application to the 1C database. The main challenge was to ensure that the service logic efficiently handled the complexity of switching crops, seasons, and related data without compromising on the quality of transferred information. The updated integration allows agronomists to make changes in EkoCrop with the assurance that all necessary updates are automatically reflected in the 1C system. This includes closing the season and generating required reports, significantly reducing manual data entry and the potential for errors.

The EkoCrop 2.0 update also introduced a major overhaul of its web interface, making it nearly identical to its mobile counterpart and simplifying the process of working with collected data. Looking forward to 2024, EkoNiva plans to achieve full integration, including automatic inventory write-offs, and to continue optimizing cropping patterns. An algorithm is being developed to suggest optimal crop rotations for maximizing profits, and planning for multiple seasons ahead while allowing chief agronomists to make informed decisions based on their expertise.

EkoCrop is heralded as a top-tier IT solution in agriculture, developed by EkoNiva’s in-house specialists. It centralizes data on fields, operations, employees, and machinery across all the group’s regions, enhancing the efficiency of equipment usage, monitoring work performance, and facilitating precise agricultural output calculations. This initiative underscores EkoNiva’s strategy of leveraging digital tools to improve agricultural practices, emphasizing the importance of innovation in sustaining and enhancing productivity in the sector.