This document summarizes a project that aims to develop software to help European soybean farmers improve soybean quality and certification. The software would provide decision support to farmers on variety selection, irrigation, and pest control. It would also integrate farm management data to allow for traceability and quality assurance for processors and certification bodies. The goals are to increase soybean yields by 5% and quality by 10% through optimized production advice and data-driven certification. The development plan outlines releasing minimum viable products every 6 months with additional features like full integration with farm management systems and traceability of field data.

1. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement №731884
Production advisor to increase soya quality and certify it in Europe
UC1.3. SOYA QUALITY
MANAGEMENT
Coordinators: Georg Spreitzer, Donau Soja

2. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement №731884
FARM ASSET
PRODUCTION
FARM PRODUCTION PRIMARY
COLLECTOR
RETAILER &
END-CONSUMER
The Value Chain
Users of our services for Soya Quality Management
PROCESSING
INDUSTRY
SOYBEAN PRODUCTION
ADVISOR
TRACEABILITY &
DOCUMENTATION
Data Exchange Data Exchange

3. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement №731884
SOYBEAN PRODUCTION ADVISOR
Protein Maps, Yield Maps, Irrigation and Pest Control
TRACEABILITY &
DOCUMENTATION
Product Impressions
Here are some visual impressions of our Soybean Quality Management software

4. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement №731884
Major Challenge Here is what we aim to improve (KPIs)
Optimized irrigation and pest control –
Irrigation advice based on sensor data and
pest alert based on third party data
Soya Production Advisor
Customers & Provider
Integrated farm management service to
maximise soya quality and yield based
on IoT and experts knowledge.
+5%
These values derive from a direct comparison of a standard
field’s performance prior to the using of our tool and field
managed according the tool.
Core Product Features
Irrigation
Water
Productivity
(* where irrigation
is used)
Farmers or Producer Associations
Donau Soja and Soia Italia
(optional FMIS, eg. Farmnet365)
Due to the current lack of technological innovation,
European soya farmers do not reach the full
production and quality level of soybean.
UC1.3 – Soya Quality Management
Best variety advice – What to consider
when choosing a variety? We tell you all
important parameters for your individual
situation.
Learn by harvest – Realtime and
geolocated quality and yield data during
harvest to classify the soya from different
field zones and to learn about production
efficiency.
IoT – Decision Support for Soybean Farmers
Monthly Subscription Fee
Quality +10%
Yiel
d +5%

5. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement №731884
Major Challenge Here is what we aim to improve (KPIs)
UC1.3 – Soya Quality Management
Our tool for Traceability and Documentation
Traceability, Quality & Compliance -
tracking soybeans from the seed to the
processors, to assure premium quality,
distinct origin and compliance with the
certification guidelines.
Quality
European Premium
Soya Label
Customers & Provider
Quality label for EU soybean
guaranteeing high protein level,
excellent production conditions and its
EU orign of soya products by IoT data.
+10%
+5%
These values are goals of our use-cases that we set
ourselves to reach by the end of the IoF2020 project.
Core Product Features
Product Premium
Farmers
in coop. with processors and quality standards
European soya enters a
• highly competitive and intransparent market serving
• customers with high demands in production
conditions, environmental impact, origin and quality of
their soya products
Certification Fee
Assessment of production conditions -
production quality standards based on IoT
data from our production advisory interface
to the Quality Standard Holder
Yiel
d +5%
Donau Soja and Soia Italia
(optional FMIS, eg. Farmnet365)

6. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement №731884
Here is the differenceWithout our Product or Service With our Product or Service
Getting support
Our tool offers high quality decision
support, for freshmen as well as for pros.
Target User – Soybean farmers or farmers associations
in Central Europe.
Working more efficiently and gaining higher
yield and quality.
Standard product
No certification, less credibility,
low profit. The harvest is sold without
any added value. Neither for the further
value chain nor for the producer.
Improved marketing
Maximizing the profit of the harvest
through considering certified quality as
added value for local feed or food chains.
Yield
Quality
+5%
+10%
+5%Irrigation Water
Productivity
(* where irrigation is used)
Trial and Error
Years may go by until the farmer
establishes a suitable crop
management for really top-quality
soybeans.
Advice for all production steps
The farmer gets assistance with variety
choice, planting, weed control & irrigation.
User Story of UC1.3 Soya Quality Management
Getting started
A young farmer wants to grow
soybeans and does not yet know where
to start, to harvest premium quality…
Decision-Support-System and documentation for farmers

7. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement №731884
Without our Product With our Product
This increases trust at e.g. mixing plants,
egg factories and on the end-consumer
level.
Limited capacities for CSR
Limited monitoring of production
parameters = limited credibility of
environmental assessments.
Improved Sustainability Assessment
Based on monitoring of all relevant data
concerning production & harvest, full life
cycle assessments (LCA) can be
compiled.
Time effort
Paperwork & Documentation
Gathering data for certification
process is ‘time-consuming’ for the
collector and certification holder.
Automated data management
Automated collection of location and field
data visualized in proper interfaces for
quality assurance and management.
Tragic about the common quality
Lack of full economical exploitation, as
only averaged information about the
harvested soybean quality is available.
Sourcing from Protein Champions
Processors increase their benefit through
receiving soya with high protein content
and precise data connected with it.
Target Users – Soya Processors &
Certification Bodies
- 5%
Traceability
Quality +10%
enabled
User Story of UC1.3 Soya Quality Management
Quality Assurance and Traceability for Soya Processors and Certification Bodies
Here is the difference

8. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement №731884
Soya Quality Management: MVP Time Plan
Oct 2020
• Improved second version of
the decision support system
• Full connectivity with FMIS
• Traceability: Interoperability of
field data and quality
assurance software
Feb 2019
• Variety selection feature
• Pest alerts
• First Farmers dashboard with
decision support features
• Semi-automated transfer of
data from FMIS to our DSS
Oct 2018
• Semi-automated transfer
of yield data from combine
to cloud
• Demo Version of
Traceability feature
2nd MVP 3rd MVP 4th MVP1st MVP
May 2018
• First webbased Demo with
visualization of soil and
meteo sensor data
• Manual assisted irrigation
alert
Here is our plan for our product development and deployment