Smart Agronomy: Emerging Technologies and Sustainable Practices
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smart agronomy, precision agriculture, Agriculture 4.0, artificial intelligence, machine learning, sustainable agriculture, climate-smart agriculture, soil health, agricultural technologyAbstract
Agriculture is changing rapidly due to the application of new technologies to agri-food systems. The article “Smart Agronomy: Emerging Technologies and Sustainable Practices,” edited by Anil Kumar and colleagues, provides background on some of these technologies and sustainable agronomic practices. This particular review is oriented toward Chapter 13, “The Future of Agronomy: Emerging Trends and Challenges.” This chapter covers the path toward new agronomic practices such as precision agriculture, digital agriculture, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), robotics, and biotechnology, as well as climate-smart agriculture, vertical farming, and soil conservation. The chapter also discusses some environmental, technological, economic, social, and policy challenges that may hinder the adoption and use of the technologies described. The review of the chapter and the successful use of related scholarly literature concerning Agriculture 4.0, precision agriculture, and machine learning, as well as sustainable agronomy and future food security, provide the primary basis for this report. From this review, the chapter is a much-needed, comprehensive review of modern agronomy and the new sustainable technologies, as well as the new social and environmental responsibilities that accompany these technologies. The new agronomic practices described in the chapter rely on new social, economic, and environmental responsibilities, and the chapter should be strengthened with empirical evidence and assessments. The reviewed material also provides the foundational concepts of smart agronomy that integrate newly sustainable technologies.
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