Agro-Region has automated over 30 business processes

In the Agro-Region Group of Companies, the accounting and automation of business processes are integrated into their own ERP system, which allows them to be flexible and respond quickly to business needs.

This was noted by Vadym Yanchuk, IT Director of NEBULA at Agro-Region.

“Changes in technology, market conditions, and business requirements force us to continuously adapt, so we constantly improve and integrate our corporate ERP system with other IT solutions to have answers to all questions in one place. To date, over 30 processes have been automated, and we are continuously working on new ones,” he states.

One of the recent projects was the automation of the Myropil elevator, and together with the dispatch service, they digitized the accounting for the harvesting campaign. Next year, they plan to automate the elevator in Zavorichy.

“Among the major projects is the development of a custom-built system for land bank management from scratch. It was a risky move, but as a result, we received a system that significantly simplifies the work of the land department, financial department, and accounting, allowing top management to quickly get answers to emerging questions,” Vadym Yanchuk added.

In his opinion, “IT solutions are like medicine—you need to know exactly what is needed, for what purpose, and in what doses. It’s almost never as simple as just buying something, placing it on the desk, and getting the maximum result.”

Overall, IT consulting at Agro-Region looks as follows:

• Virtualization and infrastructure: Vmware ESXI, with all critical servers physically distributed across secure data centers.
• Office and corporate solutions: Google Workspace, People Force, Document.Online, Vchasno.
• Agricultural production management: Cropwise, Fieldview, Wialon, Vkursi Zemli.
• Analytics and reporting: Power BI, Looker Studio, CRM, Creatio ProZemli.
• Artificial intelligence and automation: a custom-developed ML model for counting plants from drone images, ChatGPT is actively used, and several solutions based on it are in development.

Vadym Yanchuk also mentions that artificial intelligence has the potential to replace certain routine and mechanical tasks in the agricultural sector, although a complete replacement of the human factor is unlikely.

“The most effective approach will be integrating AI as a tool to enhance productivity and efficiency, allowing people to focus on more complex and creative aspects of work. Autonomous tractors and combines are already being used, drones and satellite imagery with AI analytics are significantly aiding in field inspections, helping to detect plant issues. AI systems can provide recommendations on best practices for growing and caring for crops, assisting agronomists. It will also become possible to simulate different growth conditions to select optimal planting and care strategies,” he concluded.