From Smart Farming towards Agriculture 5.0: A Review on Crop Data Management

Verónica Saiz-Rubio; Francisco Rovira-Más

doi:10.3390/agronomy10020207

journal article Open Access Feb 03, 2020

From Smart Farming towards Agriculture 5.0: A Review on Crop Data Management

Verónica Saiz-Rubio

Francisco Rovira-Más

Agronomy Vol. 10 No. 2 pp. 207 · MDPI AG

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Abstract

The information that crops offer is turned into profitable decisions only when efficiently managed. Current advances in data management are making Smart Farming grow exponentially as data have become the key element in modern agriculture to help producers with critical decision-making. Valuable advantages appear with objective information acquired through sensors with the aim of maximizing productivity and sustainability. This kind of data-based managed farms rely on data that can increase efficiency by avoiding the misuse of resources and the pollution of the environment. Data-driven agriculture, with the help of robotic solutions incorporating artificial intelligent techniques, sets the grounds for the sustainable agriculture of the future. This paper reviews the current status of advanced farm management systems by revisiting each crucial step, from data acquisition in crop fields to variable rate applications, so that growers can make optimized decisions to save money while protecting the environment and transforming how food will be produced to sustainably match the forthcoming population growth.

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Published: Feb 03, 2020
Vol/Issue: 10(2)
Pages: 207
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Verónica Saiz-Rubio

Agricultural Robotics Laboratory (ARL), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera, s/n. 46022 Valencia, Spain

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Francisco Rovira-Más

Agricultural Robotics Laboratory (ARL), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera, s/n. 46022 Valencia, Spain

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Verónica Saiz-Rubio, Francisco Rovira-Más (2020). From Smart Farming towards Agriculture 5.0: A Review on Crop Data Management. Agronomy, 10(2), 207. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10020207

From Smart Farming towards Agriculture 5.0: A Review on Crop Data Management

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