Emerging Technologies in Agriculture

Matthew N. O. Sadiku1*, Tolulope J. Ashaolu2, and Sarhan M. Musa1

Abstract

Technology has been a major contributing factor in how we live, communicate, travel, and interact in the modern society. The great boom of technology is having huge impact on all industries, especially agriculture industry.  Agriculture is the backbone of most developing economies. Today, agriculture is going through massive transformation due to digitization. New technologies such as robots, drones, and machine learning are supposed to help farmers improve efficiency and maximize yield.  Emerging technologies have already proven to be a key driver in the future sustainability and profitability of agriculture. This paper provides an introduction to emerging technologies in agriculture.

Keywords

technology; emerging technologies; agriculture

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Matthew N. O. Sadiku, Tolulope J. Ashaolu, and Sarhan M. Musa.(2020). Emerging Technologies in Agriculture. International Journal of Scientific Advances (IJSCIA), Volume 1| Issue 1: Jul-Aug 2020, Pages 31-34, URL: https://www.ijscia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Volume1-Issue-1-Jul-Aug-2020-No.-6-31-34.pdf

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Volume 1 | Issue 1: Jul-Aug 2020