FOOD & AGRICULTURE REPORT (NOVEMBER 2018)

“Technology has transformed the production capabilities of the agriculture sector through inclusion of methodologies such Satellite Navigation Drones Internet of Things and other tools for farm digitization and automation. These sensing technologies add up to what we know as Precision agriculture and make farming smart sustainable and efficient. Advancements in technology give farmers the advantage of using sensors unmanned devices and machines and information technology that minimize human effort and enable farms to be more profitable. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are being used by various organization to collect plot-level and regionpin code level data and also for an enhanced two-way transfer of information between farmers and field managers. The technologies are crucial in making agriculture climate resilient as the predictive modelling element helps to model events that can negatively impact agricultural production and take effective steps to prevent excessive loss of produce“