Advancements in Agriculture 4.0 and the Needs for Introduction and Adoption in Ethiopia: A Review
To address the food security of Ethiopia’s fast-growing population, transforming agriculture to Agriculture 4.0 is paramount by integrating emerging technologies such as remote sensing, big data, and artificial intelligence. This review explores its components, benefits, challenges, and opportunitie...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Advances in Agriculture |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/aia/8828400 |
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| Summary: | To address the food security of Ethiopia’s fast-growing population, transforming agriculture to Agriculture 4.0 is paramount by integrating emerging technologies such as remote sensing, big data, and artificial intelligence. This review explores its components, benefits, challenges, and opportunities in Ethiopia by employing deductive reasoning through a literature review. The findings indicated that Agriculture 4.0 could optimize resources, reduce production costs, provide real-time information, and allow farmers to draw well-informed judgments. It could contribute to sustainability and food security by increasing yield, productivity, and food quality, reducing waste, and enhancing product traceability. It also develops agri-tech companies that create jobs, increasing the need for tech-driven professions in agriculture and allowing smallholder farmers to compete in larger markets. Despite the advantages, in Ethiopia, the availability of scattered and small landholdings, limited farmers’ budgets, poor infrastructure, dependence on importation of technologies, increased tenure insecurity, skill shortage, and lack of training can discourage the implementation of Agriculture 4.0. However, the 2025 digital Ethiopia and climate-smart agriculture initiative, the introduction of 5G networks and data centers, and tax exemption on agricultural machinery imports could open chances for adopting Agriculture 4.0 in the country. To successfully implement it in the country, the government and concerned bodies should work to establish microfinance and subsidies for farmers, increase market access and literacy rate, encourage collaboration, and invest in rural infrastructure. As a result, Ethiopia can improve food security, promote environmental sustainability, create more jobs, and build a resilient agriculture to support its fast-growing population. |
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| ISSN: | 2314-7539 |