Global Journal of Computer Science and Technology, G: Interdisciplinary, Volume 23 Issue 1

Applications of Emerging Smart Technologies in Farming Systems: A Review © 2023 Global Journals Global Journal of Computer Science and Technology Volume XXIII Issue I Version I 62 ( ) Year 2023 G farm productivity and efficiency. Farmers need to be adequately familiar with the concept and operation of the tools/devices featured in the system of smart farming technologies. It would ensure the desired outcomes of higher profitability, decreased environ- mental risk, and better crop output. Lack of knowledge will cost them a waste of time and effort, making it harder to adopt smart farming systems smoothly. d) Monitor and Manage BIG Data in Agriculture For many farmers and agribusinesses, data management is a significant concern. Even a tiny farm collects and maintains a plethora of data to guide marketing and associated operations. Monitoring or analyzing these millions of data points daily or weekly throughout the growing season is practically impossible. This problem grows bigger in large farms and multi-crop fields. A novel data processing and management approach is required to overcome this obstacle (Kumar Prakash et. al 2018) . In order to accomplish this, farmers need to decide which data points they must track frequently and which ones can be left to be analyzed only during different seasons. (Andrew Meola 2021). Farmers must know when and how to use the information recorded in their agriculture databases. Tech giant IBM estimates that the average farm can generate half a million data points daily, helping farmers improve yields and increase profits. Even though the typical Indian farm is tiny and may generate substantially lesser data points. ( Abhishek Beriya2020 ). e) Privacy and Security Issues Since the need for explicit norms and regulations around smart technologies, ICT-based innovative technologies pose several legal issues that usually need to be solved. Unfortunately, many farmers are exposed to privacy and security risks like cyber attacks and data leaks. However, the following important factors must be appropriately addressed to adopt these technologies successfully. 1. To make efforts to develop affordable technology, 2. Ease of access and operations, 3. Easy maintenance of systems, 4. Timely grievance redressal 5. Appropriate policy support, 6. To develop good ICT infrastructure, 7. Provide adequate ICT skills, 8. To facilitate excellent and affordable internet connectivity, 9. To provide adequate bandwidth for internet service from a reliable ISP. 10. Availability of ICT Literature in Local Languages The use of smart technologies like robots, automated devices, and the application of artificial intelligence in farming is still in the infancy stage. Still, developing countries are finding the relevance of these technologies in farming systems activity. Smart technologies have just been in a prototype phase in underdeveloped countries and their visibility and outcome in global agriculture are almost negligible. Smart technologies can revolutionize the agriculture system, making crop and livestock production more efficient and environmentally friendly and contributing to higher productivity. All farmer outreach programs must overcome three significant challenges: ensuring cost-effective awareness, designing solutions that meet specific needs, and ensuring sustainability. Large segments of the farming community, particularly rural folk, need access to the vast knowledge base amassed by agricultural researchers and extension people. Even though ICTs have the potential to make a difference and accelerate information access for the farming community, most ICT applications are implemented in smaller geographical areas and cover only a few hundred farmers. The outreach sphere of these technologies should be broader. This review article has discussed the concept, methods, and use of major state-of-the-art smart technologies applications in farming systems with examples. These technologies can potentially increase the sustainable management of natural resources (soil and water) and reduce the use of agricultural inputs, making agricultural areas more productive and reducing their environmental impact. We have also highlighted some issues and challenges facing in adopting smart farming technologies. The rate of the adoption trend and its amplitude are challenging to anticipate. The full adoption of smart technologies in global agriculture could take a few more decades. Nevertheless, these findings have their origins in the framework of existing agricultural systems and human nature without considering significant transfor- mations of factors such as human metabolism, biology, or energy absorption, scientific achievable, which may provide exciting answers to the challenge. These are just a few examples of how innovative, intelligent farming practices transform our future and make the planet more livable. Without these breakthroughs, the threat of overpopulation could devastate humanity. So agricultural creativity is not just fascinating — essential to survival. V. T he F uture R oad M ap: T he W ay F orward Adopting intelligent digital technology, particularly by small and marginal farmers, can play a transformative role in significantly improving Indian as well as global agriculture scenario. Digitization makes data management faster and simplifies the communi- cation process to obtain loans, assess the status of their IV. C ONCLUSION