JP Global Engineering Drives Smart Farming Innovation With JPloT System
KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 (Bernama) -- JP Global Engineering is transforming agriculture with its proprietary smart farming system, JPloT, a platform that combines real-time monitoring, data analytics and cloud-based intelligence to support modern farmers in Malaysia and beyond.
The core of JPloT is Internet of Things (IoT) sensors that capture live data on critical variables, such as soil moisture, temperature, humidity, pH levels, and light intensity.
This data is transmitted to a secure cloud platform, where it is analysed to generate actionable insights for irrigation, nutrient delivery and crop scheduling, helping farmers optimise conditions and maximise yields.
Designed for ease of use across diverse farm settings, JPloT features a user-friendly dashboard and provides secure, lifetime cloud storage. Farmers can access historical data, monitor anomalies and make informed, data-driven decisions throughout the crop cycle.
JP Global Engineering director Ts. Jegan Perumal said JPloT is enhancing yield consistency and crop quality by maintaining optimal growing conditions and reducing losses caused by environmental stress or mismanagement.
'JPloT is helping farmers improve yield consistency and crop quality by maintaining optimal conditions and reducing risks of loss due to environmental stress or mismanagement. This directly contributes to Malaysia's national goals of producing safe, nutritious and accessible food,' he said in a statement.
In addition to boosting productivity, JPloT also addresses labour shortages by automating routine tasks, ensuring crop stability despite unpredictable weather and reducing food waste by detecting overwatering and disease.
The system has attracted international interest, notably through a pilot project with Japan's Ichigo Lab, a collaboration aimed at demonstrating JPloT's capabilities in high-tech farming environments while offering a more cost-effective, feature-rich alternative to current Japanese solutions.
A key motivation behind the collaboration is the difference in agricultural cycles. For instance, while strawberry farming in Japan is typically limited to one harvest per year, Malaysia's tropical climate allows for up to four.
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