Precision farming

Precision farming talks to the evolution of technology and its envisaged utilization in agricultural production by employing more efficient measures on agricultural inputs i.e., irrigation, fertilizers, etc., compared to traditional cultivation techniques. Furthermore, precision farming is site-specific crop management focused on managing field variability. Why farmers today need to take up precision farming

For centuries farmers have been using traditional cultivation techniques and in recent times particularly in developed nations have been increasingly adopting precision farming methodologies. The potent reason to adopt precision methods is that valuable innovation in farm management is based on using Information and Communications Technologies. Below are the benefits of using precision methodologies.

• To increase agriculture productivity
• Prevents soil degradation
• Reduction of chemical application in crop production
• Efficient use of water resources
• Dissemination of modern farm practices to improve quality, quantity and reduced cost of production
• Developing favourable attitudes
• Precision farming changing the socio-economic status of farmers