Emerging Technologies in Agriculture
Matthew N. O. Sadiku, Tolulope Joshua Ashaolu, Sarhan M. Musa
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.