My accidental infatuation with Rice Technology gradually turned into a permanent love—one that has made every moment of my rice-milling career deeply rewarding. I truly cherish those experiences, and I am delighted to share them on this august platform with the rice-milling fraternity.
Stabilizing the paddy-drying process and subsequently adopting bulk storage in silos transformed rice milling into a transparently automated business. These advancements also made real-time ERP solutions not only possible but essential.
In the third chapter of my book Rice Technology—titled “Rice Milling Instrumentation for Optimization of Yields”—I explored various approaches to generating Profit & Loss (P&L) statements on a daily basis. The pace of technological change now suggests that the time is near when such P&L insights could be updated hourly.
Choosing the right hardware, integrating it through SCADA, and ensuring seamless compatibility with ERP systems are all critical for real-time data accuracy. In rice milling, the right instruments make all the difference.
Today, with rapid IT innovations and the explosive rise of AI systems, even more possibilities are emerging. AI-driven tools can significantly reduce—and in some cases eliminate—errors across mill operations. This not only improves efficiency for the rice miller but also ensures that farmers benefit more consistently and transparently.