Insylo has developed an IoT sensor for Feed Silo's and a Collaborative Smart Feed Logistic Platform (SFLP) applying ‘Vendor Managed Inventories’ (VMI) principles. The IoT collects volume+environmental data from silos, gathers farms/suppliers’ historical data from Enterprise Data Storage Systems (EDSS), process it through Machine Learning (ML) / Optimisation Model algorithms and generates a Digital Twin System (DTS) that reflects the real world into a digital representation optimising businesses. This becomes a decision-making tool with the aim to give farmers / feed suppliers high-valuable insights of their daily operations.  EU livestock consume ~477M tonnes of feed each year1 but the feed industry lacks advanced software solutions in its supply chain. Farmers/feed suppliers still rely on manual inventory over logistics, wasting >£2bn/year globally.

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• Indigenous and nomadic peoples
• Remote and rural communities
• Agricultural animal feed distributors & Livestock Farms

As a real-time monitoring tool of volume / quality, INSYLO has a wider impact at a regulatory level: In 2004, The FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission approved a Code of Practice on Good Animal Feeding to help meet the demand for safe food globally, by (among other initiatives) promoting technologies from processes relying on human labour to automated systems. Principle 4 states: “The Critical Control Points of feed products should be monitored to ensure hazards remain under control. Monitoring systems should be designed to identify any controls that are becoming ineffective. INSYLO aligns with this Code of Practice requirements. Safety is key for the expansion of international trade of feed products as well as for food products of animal origin. UK feed industry benefit from INSYLO by supporting the Three Key Challenges set by ‘Global Britain’ post-Brexit strategy: Enhance standards: Safer stock assessment. Increase sustainability: Better logistics, less footprint. Improve competitiveness: Optimised supply chain management. INSYLO ensures traceability, allows inspection, control and Quality Assurance procedures to determine feed ingredients, hazardous substances, veterinary drugs, etc. Impacts related to environment focus on transport sustainability. INSYLO helps in reducing energy consumption and contributes to the reduction of 15% of CO2 emissions by reducing number of orders improving shipping payloads and optimising supply routes; and a minor impact due to reduction of excessive feed manufacturing.

The problem farmers and suppliers face is a lack of accurate forecasting that hampers feed profitability and sustainability. There are over 800,000 silos storing feed within the UK +EU, this accounts for 50-70% of the final cost of animal production and the current feed control is inefficient. Inaccurate, time consuming and unsafe stock assessments are carried out manually by farmers. With this there is no clear picture of daily farm intake and in turn inability to to accurately order new feed. This often results in urgent refilling orders, where Suppliers must deliver a specific mix of nutrients for specific cattle in 24-48 hours. Additionally measurements are often inaccurate with farmers unsure of replenishment volume needs resulting in suppliers blind to true demand. Current replenishment process is based on two separate decisions: farmers: when and how much to order. Need specific feed mixture to be delivered in 24-48h. suppliers: how to deliver. Poor stock measurements / demand uncertainty cost ~£500/silo/year due to feed wastage. On average, each top-50 EU feed supplier manages ~7,500 silos. If they undersupply: Extra transportation doubles logistics costs and CO2 footprint. If they oversupply: Storage alternatives rises transport costs ~15%. Urgent sales to other farm at ~10% lower price. The key challenge Insylo has proven to address in the agricultural industry is how to optimally organize logistics and production with a previously an unknown variable of demand by providing accurate live data and predictive forecasting.

Category 2 – Capacity Development and empowerment Category 3 – Agriculture innovations systems and sustainable farming 21. E-agriculture Ensure the systematic dissemination of information using ICTs on agriculture, animal husbandry, fisheries, forestry and food, in order to provide ready access to comprehensive, up-to-date and detailed knowledge and information, particularly in rural areas. Public-private partnerships should seek to maximize the use of ICTs as an instrument to improve production (quantity and quality).