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While fewer than 30% of farmers reportedly use emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, experts believe AI could help producers and farmers make food quicker and more efficiently.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been used in applications throughout industry and academia. In a manner analogous to electricity or computers, AI serves as a general-purpose technology . AI programes emulate perception and understanding, and are designed to adapt to new information and new situations.
Emerging digital technologies have the potential to be game-changers for traditional agricultural practices. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has referred to this change as a revolution: "a 'digital agricultural revolution' will be the newest shift which could help ensure agriculture meets the needs of the global population into the future."
In Indiana, where agriculture contributes an estimated $35 billion annually to the state's economy, experts believe AI holds the potential to transform the industry's production methods and ...
Precision Agriculture: The use of GPS and GIS for meticulous field management, with variable rate technology allowing tailored application of resources, optimizing output while minimizing resources.
An agricultural robot is a robot deployed for agricultural purposes. The main area of application of robots in agriculture today is at the harvesting stage. Emerging applications of robots or drones in agriculture include weed control, [1] [2] [3] cloud seeding, [4] planting seeds, harvesting, environmental monitoring and soil analysis.
The E-agriculture in Action series of publications, by FAO-ITU, that provides guidance on emerging technologies and how it could be used to address some of the challenges in agriculture through documenting case studies. E-agriculture in Action: Big Data for Agriculture [22] E-agriculture in Action: Blockchain for Agriculture [23]
As CIO of an agricultural giant with annual sales of $177 billion, Jennifer Hartsock thinks about how the tech tools and capabilities she deploys can help farmers become profitable and sustainable.