Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Precision agriculture is a modern farming method that maximizes agricultural productivity and resource efficiency by utilizing state-of-the-art technologies. Using sensors and instrumentation systems that allow for real-time monitoring and data-driven decision-making throughout different stages of crop production is essential to this approach. Application of several sensor technologies, including temperature, nutrient, and soil moisture sensors, in conjunction with remote sensing instruments like satellites and drones, to gather vital agronomic and environmental data. By integrating these sensing devices with wireless communication networks, GPS, GIS, site-specific field management is made possible, which lowers input costs and improves sustainability. Additionally, predictive modelling and automated farming operation control are made possible by the convergence of data analytics and the internet of things IoT, significantly enhancing precision agriculture's potential. This paper highlights the potential of sensor-based systems in transforming contemporary agriculture and promoting long-term food security and environmental stewardship by analysing current trends, technological developments, implementation problems, and future opportunities.
Authors: Ramesh Kumar Sahni, Mahendra Kumar Sharma, Satya Prakash Kumar, Deepak S Thorat, Chetan Yumnam, Sapna Soni, Khushbu Kumari, Anshu Kumari, Rajesh Yadav, Sanjay Kumar, Mohan Kumar Sinha
Language: English
Topic: Smart Agriculture and AI
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4413293074