scholarly journals Precision Vegetable Farming Technologies: An Update

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prashant Kaushik
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Positioning System ◽  
Vegetable Crops ◽  
Vegetable Farming

The efficiency of precision vegetable farming cannot deny in the current of climate change. As compared to west adoption of reliability precision agriculture approaches in developing world is a gradual procedure. The small scale of farms limits economic benefits from currently accessible precision farming technologies. Nevertheless, horticulture interventions like geographical positioning system (GPS), geographical information system (GIS), artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, sensor technologies, etc., are being utilized for precision vegetable farming to improve production and quality of vegetables. This retains excellent promise for developing vegetable crops within the present farming scenario when climate change makes the whole rethink agriculture practices. Overall, this chapter will provide useful information about precision vegetable farming technologies for vegetable growers, enthusiasts, farmers, and researchers.

scholarly journals Climate Change in the Arctic—The Need for a Broader Gender Perspective in Data Collection

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 628
Author(s):  
Arja Rautio ◽  
Natalia Kukarenko ◽  
Lena Maria Nilsson ◽  
Birgitta Evengard
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Gender Analysis ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Disaggregated Data

Climate change in the Arctic affects both environmental, animal, and human health, as well as human wellbeing and societal development. Women and men, and girls and boys are affected differently. Sex-disaggregated data collection is increasingly carried out as a routine in human health research and in healthcare analysis. This study involved a literature review and used a case study design to analyze gender differences in the roles and responsibilities of men and women residing in the Arctic. The theoretical background for gender-analysis is here described together with examples from the Russian Arctic and a literature search. We conclude that a broader gender-analysis of sex-disaggregated data followed by actions is a question of human rights and also of economic benefits for societies at large and of the quality of services as in the health care.

scholarly journals Artificial Intelligence-Driven Autonomous Robot for Precision Agriculture

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-54
Author(s):  
Ivan Beloev ◽  
Diyana Kinaneva ◽  
Georgi Georgiev ◽  
Georgi Hristov ◽  
Plamen Zahariev
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Robotic Systems ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
End User ◽  
Agricultural Robots ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Human Labour

AbstractIn the recent years, robotic systems became more advanced and more accessible. This has led to their slow, but stable integration and use in different processes and applications, including in the agricultural domain. Nowadays, agricultural robots are developed with the aim to replace the human labour in the otherwise exhausting, time-consuming or dangerous activities. Agricultural robotic systems provide many advantages, which can differ based on the type of the robot and its sensors, actuators and communication systems. This paper presents the design, the construction process, the main characteristics and the evaluation of a prototype of a small-scale agricultural robot that can be used for some of the simplest activities in agricultural enterprises. The robot is designed as an end-user autonomous mobile system, which is capable of self-localization and can map or inspect a specific farming area. The decision-making capabilities of the robot are based on artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, which allow it to perform specific actions in accordance to the situation and the surrounding environment. The presented prototype is in its early development and evaluation stages and the paper concludes with discussions on the possible further improvements of the platform.

Precision Agriculture

2021 ◽  
pp. 23-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waleed Fouad Abobatta
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
Geographical Information Systems ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
World Population

Precision agriculture is a management system that aims to reduce inputs like seeds, water, and energy; protect the environment; and maximize profitability. Precision agriculture uses advanced technology like positioning technology, geographical information systems, satellite navigation, and remote sensing. There are different factors affect the adoption of precision agriculture like farm size, legal affairs, and social interaction. Under climate change and increases in world population, adoption of precision agriculture could assist farmers to face various challenges to achieve ideal production and maximizing profitability. Information, technology, and management are considered the backbone of the precision agriculture system, and combining these elements reduces inputs and maximizes productivity. Different threats attacked precision agriculture including threats to confidentiality, threats to integrity, threats to availability, and crowding of the spectrum signal. This chapter explains the different roles of precision agriculture in developing agricultural production.

scholarly journals Determinants of Small-Scale Commercial Vegetable Farming Among Vegetable Growers in Nepal

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402110101
Author(s):  
Niraj Prakash Joshi ◽  
Luni Piya
Keyword(s):  
Land Tenure ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Probit Analysis ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Vegetable Production ◽  
Vegetable Crops ◽  
Vegetable Farming

Various socio-economic factors play important roles in the adoption of commercial vegetable farming. Understanding these factors is crucial in enhancing the existing low rate of vegetable commercialization in Nepal, thereby achieving the overall development goal of poverty reduction. This article analyzes the personal, technical, and business factors associated with the adoption using Nepal Vegetable Crops Survey 2009–2010 data. A probit analysis is carried out. Caste/ethnicity is a critical factor hindering the adoption in Nepal. An awareness program to facilitate marketing of vegetables produced by the socially disadvantaged caste/ethnic groups and targeting them in interventions would be helpful in enhancing the rate of vegetable commercialization. Similarly, facilitating access to technical factors, mainly technical assistance, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and improved seeds, would promote commercial vegetable farming. Such interventions can be introduced in vegetable production potential areas of Hills and Tarai. Land consolidation might not be important. Rather, any program or policies to facilitate secure land-tenure, which encourages farmers to invest in land development, would boost vegetable commercialization. Similarly, identification of vegetable cultivation areas and provision of irrigation in those land parcels would be vital.

scholarly journals Artificial Intelligence in the Urban Environment: Smart Cities as Models for Developing Innovation and Sustainability

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 7860 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anabel Ortega-Fernández ◽  
Rodrigo Martín-Rojas ◽  
Víctor Jesús García-Morales
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Smart City ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Digital Government ◽  
Public Data

Climate change, overpopulation and the squandering of resources currently pose problems of such magnitude that they require a change in the trend to mitigate their effects. It is essential to make society aware of the facts and to educate the population about the advantages that new technologies can provide for efficient urban development. We therefore ask whether an ordinary medium-sized city can become a Smart City. In order to assess this possibility, our study analyzes different models of Smart Cities implemented in Spain (e.g., Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Malaga and Santander), contrasting them with the specific case of one city that is not yet a Smart City (Granada) in order to discuss which strategic technological actions to implement in different topical areas of action: the economy, sustainability, mobility, government, population, and quality of life. The study uses Cohen’s wheel to give researchers in the field a series of indicators and factors that can be used to analyze public data with statistical methods in order to obtain clear positive scores for Madrid and Barcelona. The analysis shows Granada’s deficiencies in the scores for digital government, accessibility, the efficiency of public transport, and mobility, among others. Finally, the data obtained demonstrate the need to implement an integrated dashboard with different proposals in the strategic areas analyzed in order to achieve the transformation of conventional cities into Smart Cities.

scholarly journals Systems Used in Precision Agriculture

2012 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ovidiu MARIAN ◽  
Ioan DROCAS ◽  
Ovidiu RANTA ◽  
Adrian MOLNAR ◽  
Mircea Mircea
Keyword(s):  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
Production Efficiency ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Environmental Objectives ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Monitoring And Control Systems ◽  
And Control

Precision agriculture aims to exercise more control over a production system by recognizing variability and land management areas differently depending on a number of economic and environmental objectives.[1] The main objectives of the Culture Zonal Management system are: optimize production efficiency; optimizing quality of agricultural production; minimizing environmental impact of agriculture; minimize risks. To achieve objectives, precision agriculture uses several monitoring and control systems, of which one can remember: GIS (Geographical Information System) and GPS systems (Global Positioning System)

scholarly journals State of the Art and Gap Analysis of Precision Agriculture

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 72-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vaibhav Bhatnagar ◽  
Ramesh C. Poonia ◽  
Surendra Sunda
Keyword(s):  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
Gap Analysis ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Positioning System ◽  
The Past ◽  
Global Positioning

Precision Agriculture (PA) is now becoming the base for rapid development of a nation. So many technologies are used in precision agriculture such as Global Positioning System (GPS), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Sensor Network and Geographical Information System (GIS). This manuscript per the authors will review all the factors that influence the precision agriculture. This article describes the major endeavors in the past of precision agriculture. The noble intention behind this literature review and analogy is to figure out the gap between theoretical research and actual needs of farmers. In order to find out the actual requirements manuscripts per the authors have conducted a questionnaire in Rajasthan State of India. This gap analysis would be helpful for researchers to design an effective and efficient decision support system for irrigation and fertilization can be designed for Indian farmers.

Fish polyculture system integrated with vegetable farming improves yield and economic benefits of small-scale farmers

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (7) ◽  
pp. 3631-3644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samwel Mchele Limbu ◽  
Amon Paul Shoko ◽  
Hieromin Amon Lamtane ◽  
Mary Alphonce Kishe-Machumu ◽  
Masanja Charles Joram ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Vegetable Farming ◽  
Small Scale Farmers

scholarly journals ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY – DIMENSIONS AND ACTIONS

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirela Stefanica
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Adaptation Measures ◽  
Water Transportation

The development of tourism and the increase in the number of travellers at the level of certain areas of touristic interest brings socio-economic benefits and also leads to the damaging of the quality of the environment. Transportation, as component of the tourism industry, has many side effects on the environment due to carbon dioxide emissions, pollution, etc. The work mainly emphasizes the way in which air, road, rail and water transportation influences the quality of the environment, contributing to global warming at the same time. Climate change, a consequence of global warming, is perhaps the biggest problem of the beginning of the millennium, representing one of the most prodigious forces that will affect the progress of humanity in the 21st century and later. In this sense, our paper tries to draw attention to the adaptation measures meant to diminish the vulnerability of climate change at the level of tourism, in general and transportation, in particular.

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