Videometer Aids the Inspection of Seeds Worldwide

Recently, our CTO, Karsten Hartelius visited the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, Nigeria. The training session offered by Videometer consisted of insightful learning on how to effectively implement the VideometerLab with Autofeeder in their daily operations. We are happy to see more customers implementing our solution for the inspection of seeds.

IITA is a non-profit organization with a clear goal of preserving and ensuring food security for sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, one of the main activities revolves around preserving genetic diversity by holding over 20 000 accessions of major African food crops. Videometer’s instruments will be used to identify and keep track of their Genebank’s storage. Major African crops include cowpea, cassava, soybean, bambara groundnut, and maize.

The largest diverse collection of cowpeas is in IITA’s Genebank, where seeds were collected from 88 countries. Videometer is pleased to help the organization with the programming of seed descriptors, which outputs a detailed characterization of samples in shape, texture, color, and more. Furthermore, Videometer Software can achieve that by using e.g., blob feature algorithms in combination with artificial intelligence.

The Africa Rice Center is another stakeholder focusing its efforts on agricultural research to ensure a better future. Moreover, the organization is part of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) which strives for food security. Their focus is to innovate and improve the rice value chain across Africa to increase productivity and profitability.

The VideometerLab with Autofeeder allows fast, automated, and detailed analysis of our customers’ granular products. We are happy to see our customers utilizing this powerful technology for long-term food security goals.