The Study of Technological Development in the Field of Smart Farming

Introduction

Agriculture is obtained from Latin words Ager means land and Cultura means cultivation. So agriculture is known as cultivation of land. It is also defined as the science of crops production and farm animals from the reserves of the earth. The basic goal of agriculture is to make land produce more quantity of crops (“Using APA,” n.d.).

Agriculture is defined as a venture developed and managed by humans in which natural ecosystem is transformed into food production. As population is increasing day by day agriculture is becoming so important for fulfilling needs of people. If the increase in production of food is not done than that day is not so far when there will be nothing to eat. Food production totally depends on the requirement of land, water and other resources (“Using APA,” n.d.).

Agriculture encompasses modifying species of plants and animals and also manipulates resources available. As there is advancement in technology, agricultural processes also became more efficient and productive by increasing resources for development of plants with increased capacity for conversion of resources in harvesting forms. With the advancement in agricultural practices some problems also aroused like bio-diversity reduction, fragmentation of natural ecosystem, fresh water pollution, alteration in nutrient balance etc. However these limitations must be compared with increasing human population, also 40% of human population is having agriculture as their primary living necessity. In some countries 80% of population depends on farming for their living, therefore increase in agricultural production makes food availability and also enhances incomes and standard of living. The future of agriculture depends on factors like world food demand, resource availability and cost required for supporting high production demands and advancement in technology for making agriculture more efficient (“Using APA,” n.d.; Gu, 2017).