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Why does Senegal export raw cashew nuts while importing processed cashew nuts from India and Brazil every year? Why do some countries’ retailers stock only a few locally manufactured food products, while others have an extensive agriculture industry and rich culinary traditions?

The exploitation of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, system design solutions, and orchestration technologies is crucial to remain competitive and drive fundamental shifts in the global agribusiness sector. Based on the new technologies, big data can truly transform the agricultural sector by having the right tools and statistical software to integrate various data resources and predict results accurately.

Improved data collection and accurate predictive analytics will help farmers adapt to climate change and lead to better decisions, both pre-and post-seeding, increasing crop yield and increasing quality.

VSNi work with a range of commercial and ‘not-for-profit’ organisations in agribusiness across the globe, providing analytical software and experimental design tools to further their work.

Sustainable agribusiness with VSNi 

For over 20 years VSNi has developed a range of data and analytics software to support scientists, researchers and breeders within the biosciences. Designed by statisticians with non-statisticians in mind, our products are ideal for users looking for exceptional decision-making tools that are able to accommodate increasingly large and complex datasets. Fully documented with user guides, knowledge bases and video tutorials, VSNi’s products are easy to use - should you need it you can even get help directly from the team who developed the software!   

Genstat provides an easy-to-use environment where only a few instructions or selections from the options menu are needed to undertake simple or more complex analyses, bringing reliable and accurate analytics to your processes. Data from diverse sources is easily imported and made ready for analysis using the efficient data preparation tools, and Genstat’s data visualization options help to identify insights from your statistical analyses and truly get the most from your data.

ASReml is powerful statistical software specially designed for mixed models using Residual Maximum Likelihood (REML) to estimate the parameters in an R environment. Linear mixed effects models provide a rich and flexible tool for the analysis of many data sets commonly arising in animal, plant and aqua breeding, agriculture, environmental sciences and medical sciences. ASReml is used in commercial applications world-wide for its reliability, speed and efficiency when making sense of large, often messy data sets.

VSNi software tools can add real value to agribusiness

Agribusines

With our population increasing and agricultural land decreasing it is essential to find ways to sustain the breeding of plants and livestock for human consumption. As a collective, we need to increase food production while at the same time reducing its environmental footprint and adapting to the effects of climate change. 

To overcome these challenges it is necessary to disrupt the system: this is what Agriculture 4.0 have been doing. The fourth agricultural revolution focuses on the Internet of things (IoT), precision agriculture and the use of big data to drive agriculture. Sophisticated technologies such as GPS technology, aerial images, robots, temperature and moisture sensors, genome editing, and many others, help to deliver a more profitable, efficient, safer and environmentally friendly agricultural industry. As a company that specialises in the life sciences, VSNi is ideally placed to help agriculturists, ensuring modern solutions for data analysis.

Data Analysis for Agriculture

Agriculture

Animal breeders face a continuous challenge to improve breeding stock while reducing costs and minimizing environmental impacts. New technologies have substantially increased the amount of data available, leading to improvements in animal feed efficiency, management of genetic variation and better overall health. Recent advancements in areas such as quantitative genetics, genomics, high-throughput phenotyping, physiology and many others, have made breeding activities more cost-effective and productive. 

VSNi works with animal breeders to provide data analysis solutions that help create better breeding programs.

Animal Breeding

For over 20 years VSNi has developed a range of data and analytics software to support scientists, researchers and breeders within the biosciences. Designed by statisticians with non-statisticians in mind, our products are ideal for users looking for exceptional decision-making tools that are able to accommodate increasingly large and complex datasets. Fully documented with user guides, knowledge bases and video tutorials, VSNi’s products are easy to use - should you need it you can even get help directly from the team who developed the software!

Animal science solutions - improve your livestock outcomes

With the recent collapse of many fish populations along with a number of new species being listed as endangered, the science of fisheries is now more important than ever. The ability to understand aquatic ecosystems and evaluate options for sustainable fishing and aquaculture is dependent on data and data analysis. Genstat data analysis software is the only package of its kind to concentrate on the life sciences and provide tailored analyses for sectors within the aquaculture industry.

Aquaculture

VSNi products and solutions are ideally placed to help you reach your goals quickly, efficiently and perhaps most important, accurately. With a growing awareness that new technologies can support and often accelerate results, Genstat provides all the tools you need to bring viable research and results to the fisheries sector.

Aquaculture solutions - manage, evaluate and optimise

It is said that every living organism has a relationship with every other element that makes up its environment. The interactions among organisms and their environments are mutual: the environment influences organism and organisms alter their environment. Life is continuously changing in response to interactions from living organisms and resources. VSNi are committed to helping Ecologists to understand these interactions.

Ecology

For over 20 years VSNi has developed a range of data and analytics software to support scientists, researchers and breeders within the biosciences. Designed by statisticians with non-statisticians in mind, our products are ideal for users looking for exceptional decision-making tools that are able to accommodate increasingly large and complex datasets. Fully documented with user guides, knowledge bases and video tutorials, VSNi’s products are easy to use - should you need it you can even get help directly from the team who developed the software!

**Genstat** provides an easy-to-use environment where only a few instructions or selections from the options menu are needed to undertake simple or more complex analyses, bringing reliable and accurate analytics to your processes. Data from diverse sources is easily imported and made ready for analysis using the efficient data preparation tools, and Genstat’s data visualization options help to identify insights from your statistical analyses and truly get the most from your data.

**ASReml** is powerful statistical software specially designed for mixed models using Residual Maximum Likelihood (REML) to estimate the parameters in an R environment. Linear mixed effects models provide a rich and flexible tool for the analysis of many data sets commonly arising in animal, plant and aqua breeding, agriculture, environmental sciences and medical sciences. ASReml is used in commercial applications world-wide for its reliability, speed and efficiency when making sense of large, often messy data sets.

Ecology solutions - exploring data, diversity and connections

The importance of studying insect biology and behaviour cannot be overstated. With more than one million different species of identified insects, these are the most abundant group of animals on earth. From the cultivation of silkworms that began around 4700 BCE in China until the present day, insects are part of our daily life. Entomologists have made enormous contributions to our understanding of insects and their relationship with the environment, disease, agriculture, biological diversity, evolution, and many other fields. In agriculture, insects can be beneficial as pollinators and decomposers, but they are also the vector of many human, animal and plant diseases. As a company which specialises in the life sciences, VSNi is ideally placed to ensure and accurate research and analysis of your entolomogical data.

Entomology

Entomology solutions - monitor, measure and evaluate

Global warming, climate change, carbon footprints, pandemics: environmental concerns are a talking point for everyone and getting more exposure than ever. Environmental science studies the Earth, its resources, and the effects of human actions on the environment. We need to create a more sustainable relationship with the environment. To this end we must increase our ability to predict climate variations, better manage natural resources, and prevent changes in the infectivity and virulence of organisms. The grand challenge of environmental scientist is to understand the complex environmental systems that humans depend on and advance our knowledge of the natural world and its various intersections with society. VSNi is here to help.

Environmental Science

Environmental science - data visualisation, analysis, and insight

All the diversity of life on Earth is explained by evolutionary processes. Understanding the similarities among vastly different forms of life, the changes that occur within populations, and the development of new life forms is only possible thanks to Evolutionary biology. The theory of evolution proposed by Charles Darwin in 1859 has improved our lives in practical ways. For instance, in the medical field, evolutionary studies help in the development of vaccines, antibiotic resistance studies, drug development and understanding emerging diseases that can rapidly become pandemic, e.g., the COVID-19 outbreak. VSNi provides analytical solutions that offer flexibility and utility to keep our software ahead of the game and ready to help evolutionary scientists overcome their challenges.

Evolution

Evolution solutions - from dry bones to fully-fleshed insights 

Food manufacturers face a continuous challenge to increase productivity and save on costs while still meeting quality control and safety standards. You need systems that will help meet the needs of customers and also satisfy government regulations.

From government bodies such as the [UK Food Standards Agency](https://www.food.gov.uk/) and [AgResearch NZ](https://www.agresearch.co.nz/), to independent food processors and manufacturers, VSNi provides quality management and analytics software to support your business.

Sustainable food manufacturing with VSNi 

VSNi software tools can add real value to food science

Food Science

The forest industry is of major ecological, economic, and social importance. Woodlands and forests change not just with the seasons but are affected by time, climatic changes, population growth and many other defining factors. With the population increasing and forest coverage decreasing, it is essential to find ways to sustain forest services and products while protecting forestry, the environment and promoting regeneration.

Forestry

As a company which specialises in the life sciences, VSNi is ideally placed to help you reach your goals quickly, efficiently and perhaps most important, accurately. With  a growing awareness that new technologies can support and often accelerate results, Genstat provides all the statistical tools you need to bring viable research and results to the forestry sector

Forestry solutions - protect and optimise growth

The earth is our planet – our only home. Anyone involved in geography knows this all encompassing science is essential to understanding how our planet works and providing the knowledge we require to take care of it. Genstat data analysis software provides the specific tools you need to analyse spatial, temporal and other significant data.

The earth is our planet – our only home. Anyone involved in geography knows this all encompassing science is essential to understanding how our planet works and providing the knowledge we require to take care of it. Genstat data analysis software provides the specific tools you need to analyse spatial, temporal and other significant data.

The earth is our planet – our only home. Anyone involved in geography knows this all encompassing science is essential to understanding how our planet works and providing the knowledge we require to take care of it. Genstat data analysis software provides the specific tools you need to analyse spatial, temporal and other significant data.

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Geography

As a company which specialises in the life sciences, VSNi is ideally placed to help you reach your goals quickly, efficiently and perhaps most important, accurately. With a growing awareness that new technologies can support and often accelerate results, Genstat provides all the tools you need to produce viable results from your geographical research.

Geography solutions - map, model and explore

Ralph Waldo Emerson was quoted as saying “We learn geology the morning after the earthquake.” A fact which may have been true in  the 19th century, but luckily for us is no longer the case. Understanding the underlying geologic processes is essential to monitoring and alleviating the damaging effects of earthly hazards such as landslides, earthquakes and climate change. The key to such is understanding your data. The key to understanding your data is Genstat.

Geology

As a company which specialises in the life sciences, VSNi is ideally placed to help you reach your goals quickly, efficiently and perhaps most important, accurately. With a growing awareness that new technologies can support and often accelerate results, Genstat provides all the statistical tools you need to make the most of your data.

Geology solutions – analyses for rock solid results 

Water – the elixir of life. A resource we cannot live without and yet nearly one and a half billion people do not have access to fresh water. It is clear the science of hydrology plays a major role in not only sustaining but improving our ever changing world. Water is a necessary part of our every day existence and therefore so is hydrology. The significance of the science of hydrology, combined with its closeness with other biosciences such as meteorology and geology, demand tools that are tailored to the interdisciplinary biosciences.

Hydrology

Genstat provides all the tools you need to ensure viable, effective results and forecasting including ANOVA to measure sensitivities such as ground flow, spatial analysis using kriging and cokriging, linear, generalized linear, mixed linear and hierarchical linear facilities to model data, and much more.

Hydrology solutions – from oceans of data to rainfalls of insight 

Plants provide us with food, clean air, water, fuel, clothes, medicines and much more.  Humanity depends on plants; therefore, plant science is essential. Using a multidisciplinary approach, plant scientists analyse the biology of plants, their relationship to the environment and how this knowledge can be applied to face all number of challenges, such as ensuring food security in the context of population growth and climate change. 

From the domestication of the first agricultural plants around 11,000 years ago to the recent genome editing technique CRISPR-Cas9, plant scientists have been improving the quality of life for people around the world.

Plant Science

Plant science – fertile analyses, optimised outcomes

All scientific advancements that ensure food security in the context of population growth and climate change are of little value unless farmers have access to high quality seeds. The major goal of seed technology is to increase agricultural production through the spread of genetically pure and good quality seed. Seed scientists have to deliver seeds that are genetically pure, show high germination percentage, high vigour, and high purity in the quickest possible way. 

This task is not an easy one, but the future of agriculture depends on seeds.  VSNi are here to help.

Seed Science

Seed science – budding insights > fully grown results

Humanity faces a dilemma: how do we combine the sustainable use of soil with its crucial role in food production? The connection between soil, energy, water and food production directly impacts factors like climate change and population growth. The soil degradation process, which includes erosion, acidification, and soil organic carbon depletion all compromise soil fertility and consequentially food security. 

New technologies such as remote sensing, GIS, advanced modelling and data analysis techniques enable soil scientists to better understand soil processes and interactions. VSNi are committed to helping soil scientists to ensure accurate research and data analysis, allowing you to draw the best from your soil.

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Agribusines

Why does Senegal export raw cashew nuts while importing processed cashew nuts from India and Brazil every year? Why do some countries’ retailers stock only a few locally manufactured food products, wh...

Agriculture

With our population increasing and agricultural land decreasing it is essential to find ways to sustain the breeding of plants and livestock for human consumption. As a collective, we need to increase...

Animal Breeding

Animal breeders face a continuous challenge to improve breeding stock while reducing costs and minimizing environmental impacts. New technologies have substantially increased the amount of data availa...

Aquaculture

With the recent collapse of many fish populations along with a number of new species being listed as endangered, the science of fisheries is now more important than ever. The ability to understand aqu...

Ecology

It is said that every living organism has a relationship with every other element that makes up its environment. The interactions among organisms and their environments are mutual: the environment inf...

Entomology

The importance of studying insect biology and behaviour cannot be overstated. With more than one million different species of identified insects, these are the most abundant group of animals on earth....

Environmental Science

Global warming, climate change, carbon footprints, pandemics: environmental concerns are a talking point for everyone and getting more exposure than ever. Environmental science studies the Earth, its ...

Evolution

All the diversity of life on Earth is explained by evolutionary processes. Understanding the similarities among vastly different forms of life, the changes that occur within populations, and the devel...

Food Science

Food manufacturers face a continuous challenge to increase productivity and save on costs while still meeting quality control and safety standards. You need systems that will help meet the needs of cu...

Forestry

The forest industry is of major ecological, economic, and social importance. Woodlands and forests change not just with the seasons but are affected by time, climatic changes, population growth and ma...

Geography

The earth is our planet – our only home. Anyone involved in geography knows this all encompassing science is essential to understanding how our planet works and providing the knowledge we require to t...

Geology

Ralph Waldo Emerson was quoted as saying “We learn geology the morning after the earthquake.” A fact which may have been true in the 19th century, but luckily for us is no longer the case. Understand...

Hydrology

Water – the elixir of life. A resource we cannot live without and yet nearly one and a half billion people do not have access to fresh water. It is clear the science of hydrology plays a major role in...

Plant Science

Plants provide us with food, clean air, water, fuel, clothes, medicines and much more. Humanity depends on plants; therefore, plant science is essential. Using a multidisciplinary approach, plant sci...

Seed Science

All scientific advancements that ensure food security in the context of population growth and climate change are of little value unless farmers have access to high quality seeds. The major goal of see...

Soil Science

Humanity faces a dilemma: how do we combine the sustainable use of soil with its crucial role in food production? The connection between soil, energy, water and food production directly impacts factor...