Toward Smart Farming Practices

With the advent of technology, the agricultural industry is moving toward implementing factory farms, with steel and glass-clad greenhouses designed for mass food production. While the implementation of smart cities and the industrialization of the agricultural industry have caused extensive changes in the social and ecological framework, the concept of intelligent Farming is relatively new.

Smart Farming is rapidly transforming Farming techniques, driving innovation and change. With the use of digital tools and automated machines, farmers have successfully increased the productivity of their farms and reduced the use of pesticides. With smart Farming, farmers spend as much time managing digital data as they do in fields.

Many governments invest heavily in precision agricultural technology, which combines digital tools like global positioning systems (GPS) and sensors with automated machines such as automatic tractors, drones, and robots. Utilizing GPS mapping for crop yield reduces the costs involved and increases profits. But, though smart Farming looks promising to governments and corporations, farmers and laborers are not too keen on the results.