Economic and environmental benefits of digital agricultural technologies in crop production: A review
Agricultural University of Athens · University of Padua · +1 more institution
Abstract
This comprehensive review delved into the economic and environmental benefits of Digital Agricultural Technologies (DATs) in crop production, synthesising data from 136 peer-reviewed papers and 28 documents with empirical data from relevant EU projects. This analysis highlighted the substantial contribution of DATs across five key categories: Recording and Mapping Technologies (RMT), Guidance and Controlled Traffic Farming (CTF) Technologies, Variable Rate Technologies (VRT), Robotic Systems or Smart Machines (RSSM), and Farm Management Information Systems (FMIS). Specifically, it provided an overview of the various benefits that these technologies can deliver with the most significant ones revealing…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 64.42
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 184
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6Topics & keywords
- Sustainability
- Agriculture
- Production (economics)
- Emerging technologies
- Agricultural engineering
- Productivity
- Agricultural productivity
- Precision agriculture
- Zero hunger