Smart Farming Technology Trends: Economic and Environmental Effects, Labor Impact, and Adoption Readiness

被引:56
作者
Balafoutis, Athanasios T. [1 ]
Van Evert, Frits K. [2 ]
Fountas, Spyros [3 ]
机构
[1] Inst Bioecon & Agrotechnol, Ctr Res & Technol Hellas, Dimarchou Georgiadou 118, Volos 38333, Greece
[2] Wageningen Univ & Res, Agrosyst Res, POB 16, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, Netherlands
[3] Agr Univ Athens, Dept Nat Resources Management & Agr Engn, Athens 11855, Greece
来源
AGRONOMY-BASEL | 2020年 / 10卷 / 05期
基金
欧盟地平线“2020”;
关键词
smart farming technologies; recording; reacting; guiding; farm management information system; agricultural robots; automated systems; PRECISION AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES; COMPUTER VISION; BIG DATA; SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION; FUTURE; SENSORS; ROBOTS; SUSTAINABILITY;
D O I
10.3390/agronomy10050743
中图分类号
S3 [农学(农艺学)];
学科分类号
0901 ;
摘要
Farming faces challenges that increase the adverse effects on farms' economics, labor, and the environment. Smart farming technologies (SFTs) are expected to assist in reverting this situation. In this work, 1064 SFTs were derived from scientific papers, research projects, and industrial products. They were classified by technology readiness level (TRL), typology, and field operation, and they were assessed for their economic, environmental, and labor impact, as well as their adoption readiness from end-users. It was shown that scientific articles dealt with SFTs of lower TRL than research projects. In scientific articles, researchers investigated mostly recording technologies, while, in research projects, they focused primarily on farm management information systems and robotic/automation systems. Scouting technologies were the main SFT type in scientific papers and research projects, but variable rate application technologies were mostly located in commercial products. In scientific papers, there was limited analysis of economic, environmental, and labor impact of the SFTs under investigation, while, in research projects, these impacts were studied thoroughly. Further, in commercial SFTs, the focus was on economic impact and less on labor and environmental issues. With respect to adoption readiness, it was found that all of the factors to facilitate SFT adoption became more positive moving from SFTs in scientific papers to fully functional commercial SFTs, indicating that SFTs reach the market when most of these factors are addressed for the benefit of the farmers. This SFT analysis is expected to inform researchers on adapting their research, as well as help policy-makers adjust their strategy toward digitized agriculture adoption and farmers with the current situation and future trends of SFTs.
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