The development of the global agriculture sector is essential to fulfilling the food demands of the growing world population. Food trends are continuously changing with urbanisation and along with changing lifestyle of citizens. Deployment of advanced technology in agriculture is the current reliable option to meet the growing and changing food demands. An industrial revolution based on technology has already proved the potential of technology in improving productivity, management, processes, operations, and return on investment (ROI). The efficiency and accuracy of technological solutions allow users to understand required actions in terms of enhanced performance. The agriculture sector, one of the technology-lacking sectors, has enormous opportunities to introduce technology and further improve agricultural practices.
Moreover, the planet is under environmental crisis due to climate change and global warming caused by industrial pollution, emissions, and waste. Agriculture is the most affected sector due to these environmental problems. To reduce the impact of environmental extreme conditions on agriculture, robust and withstanding crops and agricultural methods need to be developed. Agritech companies are developing farm management solutions to help farmers in maintaining their yield production.
Farm management solutions are the integration of multiple modern technologies designed and developed for agricultural applications. These solutions include crop management, soil management, pest management, irrigation management, livestock management, real-time field monitoring, field mapping, navigation and tracking systems, and so forth. Advanced technology in agriculture aims to not only enhance productivity but also to achieve sustainable modern agricultural practices. Farmers’ can enhance their field operation decisions and management based on information and suggestions provided through these solutions. Some of the common advantages of farm management solutions include, but are not limited to:
Allows farmers in tactical, strategic, and operational planning
Provides high degree assessment, organisation, and optimisation in fieldwork
Provides a better scientific understanding of farmland that helps in producing maximum yield
Supports risk management in advance by giving early updates on extreme weather conditions
Insights enable farmers to optimise resources that ultimately leads to cost-efficiency
Reduces labour cost by providing necessary planning and the right time to take the right field action in minimal resources
Each farmland is unique and needs individual planning based on its soil conditions, structure, compositions, water availability, and so forth. Farm management solutions, such as management systems, software, and hardware devices, are based on the advanced technology in agriculture that assist farmers to understand land conditions and requirements. It enables farmers to adapt to the conditions and choose suitable farm management systems to maximise yield quality, quantity, and profit.