Precision Agriculture: Transforming Farming Efficiency with Cutting-edge Smart Technologies: A Comprehensive Review
Shani Gulaiya
School of Agriculture, Galgotias University, Greater Noida (UP), India.
Aparna Sharma
Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, India.
Sahadeva Singh
School of Agriculture, Galgotias University, Greater Noida (UP), India.
Ravi Kumar
School of Agriculture, Galgotias University, Greater Noida (UP), India.
Durgesh Chaudhary
Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture, Amity University, Noida, India.
Kamalkant Yadav *
School of Agriculture, Galgotias University, Greater Noida (UP), India.
Manish Kumar
School of Agriculture, Galgotias University, Greater Noida (UP), India.
Ravindra Kumar
School of Agriculture, Galgotias University, Greater Noida (UP), India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Agriculture is the study, practice, and science of plant growth. Agriculture has a long history dating back thousands of years. Depending on the topography and climate, it started out separately in different places of the planet. Thanks to agriculture, the number of people on Earth has increased many times beyond what could be maintained by hunting and gathering. Precision farming has improved production in modern agriculture since the 20th century. Precision farming is a farming method that uses technology to measure, monitor, and analyze the demands of particular fields and crops. The primary goal of this farming style, in contrast to conventional farming, is to maximize crop yields and profitability by precisely using inputs. In today's world, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things are indispensable. Modern agriculture uses AI and IoT technologies and their benefits. This improves the accuracy and profitability of contemporary agriculture. We go over a few of the modern uses of AI and IoT in intelligent precision farming. Furthermore, significant instruments and methods used in precision farming are also described. The crucial benefits and the real-time devices used in the precision farming are also discussed in detail.
Keywords: Modern agriculture, internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), precision farming and sustainability