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How Big Data Is Optimising Smart Farming

by Robert Smith Technology Expert

Innovation in farming techniques has hugely changed the agricultural output. The use of technology in farming is not a new thing. At an early age, handheld tools were used for farming techniques until the first industrial revolution introduced cotton gin. The 18th century saw the advent of chemical fertilizers, grain elevators, and the first gas-powered tractor. The 21st century is all about futuristic technologies, where the IoT and Big data is all set to push the future of farming at an unprecedented scale. 


Recent analysis shows that the world population will rise to 9.7 billion people by 2050. UN has estimated that global food production needs to increase by at least 60% to suffice this rising population. To meet such huge demands, traditional agricultural methods are insufficient. Big data concepts such as smart farming and precision agriculture are the solution to meet the requirements. Smart agriculture is a farming management concept that uses information and communication technology (ICT) to enhance the quantity and quality of agricultural products. Precision agriculture implements automatically controlled machines to monitor the yields and applies different ways of fertilizer spreading and seed drilling.


With smart machines and sensors are coming up on farms, there is a vast amount of Big data, both in quantity and scope. Technologies in smart agriculture include tracking systems like GPS. GPS lets data to be allocated to a particular area of the land and helps to estimate the present location of machines or animals in the barn. Sensors in the farm aids in measuring mineral content, like the nitrogen content or abundance of weed, etc. The data collected from these sensors aid in calculating the better fertilizer composition for that particular area and also administer fertilizer as per the set rules and regulations. 


Farmers are also leveraging drones to control the fields and plant growth. Images captured by the drones are used to see the information about the entire farm area, hence create a detailed digital map for better administration. In livestock farming, microchips and sensors measure the Big data related to the movement patterns of animals, body temperature, and other vital data. For cows, analyzing data helps to monitor the health of cows and also helps to determine the time for insemination.


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About Robert Smith Senior   Technology Expert

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