Innovations in Precision Farming for Sustainable Agriculture
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Digital Agriculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 May 2024 | Viewed by 292
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agriculture; innovation; sustainability; soil management; natural resources; occupational safety and health; ergonomics
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: mechanization; livestock automation; precision farming
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: precision agriculture; agricultural mechanization; sensors; automation
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, researchers have assisted in the spectacular and unprecedented development and application of breakthrough technologies that significantly enhance agricultural engineering and contribute to these systems’ productivity, competitiveness, and sustainability.
This Special Issue (SI) aims to collect contributions from scholars reporting their achievements, state-of-the-art experimentations, and novel and cutting-edge technologies to identify the future direction of precision farming to enhance its global sustainability.
This SI is expected to host papers dealing with breakthrough innovations and advanced applications in the mechanization of agriculture; automation and robotics; remote and proximal sensor development and applications for farming and breeding; agricultural resource management for site-specific agriculture; variable rate principles and techniques for waste management and recycling, as well as for pesticide and fertilizer applications; electrification and electricity management in agricultural machinery and facilities; ICT and artificial intelligence development and applications; decision support systems; technologies and solutions for precision, digital and smart agriculture for soil management and conservation; occupational safety and health and ergonomics; and economic and social assessment of barriers, drivers and incentives for the adoption of novel and sustainable technologies. Papers giving experimental evidence integrating different solutions and technologies are particularly encouraged. Contributions focusing on engineering technologies that can help achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, addressing food sovereignty, and improving sustainability in developing countries are welcome.
Dr. Eugenio Cavallo
Dr. Carlo Bisaglia
Dr. Francesco Marinello
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- agriculture mechanization
- automation and robotics
- remote sensing
- agricultural resource management
- waste management and recycling
- precision livestock production and management
- ICT
- artificial intelligence
- decision support systems
- technologies and solutions for precision, digital and smart agriculture
- occupational safety and health
- ergonomics
