Application of hyper-automation in farming – an analysis

The purpose of agriculture is to support humankind. There are currently 7.7 billion people on the planet and this figure will increase to nine billion by 2050. As the population grows, even greater amounts of food will be needed, creating a significant challenge for farmers. Emerging digital technol...

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Main Authors: Sairoel Amertet, Girma Gebresenbet, Hassan M. Alwan
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Smart Agricultural Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772375524001217
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Hassan M. Alwan
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description The purpose of agriculture is to support humankind. There are currently 7.7 billion people on the planet and this figure will increase to nine billion by 2050. As the population grows, even greater amounts of food will be needed, creating a significant challenge for farmers. Emerging digital technologies such as hyper-automation have the potential to revolutionize conventional agricultural methods. This study assessed the current use of hyper-automation systems in agriculture and examined whether new uses of this technology could benefit agricultural industries. One example could be to use an automated variable-seed control system, which has reported seeding accuracy of 98 %, indicating a cost-effective solution. Overall, our analysis revealed that to sustain future agricultural production and ensure food security, countries throughout the world need to focus on hyper-automation in the agriculture sector.
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spelling doaj-art-7fddfec5e1304174aabea708a8f25fea2025-08-20T02:50:16ZengElsevierSmart Agricultural Technology2772-37552024-12-01910051610.1016/j.atech.2024.100516Application of hyper-automation in farming – an analysisSairoel Amertet0Girma Gebresenbet1Hassan M. Alwan2High School of Automation and Robotics, Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University, Saint Petersburg 195220, Russia; Corresponding author.Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 7032, Uppsala 750 07, SwedenHigh School of Automation and Robotics, Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University, Saint Petersburg 195220, RussiaThe purpose of agriculture is to support humankind. There are currently 7.7 billion people on the planet and this figure will increase to nine billion by 2050. As the population grows, even greater amounts of food will be needed, creating a significant challenge for farmers. Emerging digital technologies such as hyper-automation have the potential to revolutionize conventional agricultural methods. This study assessed the current use of hyper-automation systems in agriculture and examined whether new uses of this technology could benefit agricultural industries. One example could be to use an automated variable-seed control system, which has reported seeding accuracy of 98 %, indicating a cost-effective solution. Overall, our analysis revealed that to sustain future agricultural production and ensure food security, countries throughout the world need to focus on hyper-automation in the agriculture sector.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772375524001217Hyper automationAgriculture 4.0/5.0Precision agricultureSmart agricultureRobot communicationAgriculture digital
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Application of hyper-automation in farming – an analysis
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Smart agriculture
Robot communication
Agriculture digital
title Application of hyper-automation in farming – an analysis
title_full Application of hyper-automation in farming – an analysis
title_fullStr Application of hyper-automation in farming – an analysis
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Agriculture 4.0/5.0
Precision agriculture
Smart agriculture
Robot communication
Agriculture digital
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