WHAT IS CONNECTED AGRICULTURE?

What is Connected Agriculture? | Farm Planning and Management, Agricultural Finance, Healthy Growth Connected agriculture pertains to the use of environmental sensors, SMS based applications, connectivity networks, tablets, mobile phones and so on., in agriculture. 

The technology behind connected agriculture is the advanced version of information and mobile communication technology. This technology offers farmers the best possible abilities and information about different strategies to improve the productivity of farms, usage of seeds and composts, climate forecasting, and so on. Majority of the nations are dependant upon rains, and hence, this technology enables the farmers to receive regular updates of a weather forecast that keep farmers from loss of products in case of occurrences of untimely rains or droughts. 

This technology also equips the farmers with smart irrigation and smart water management system, allowing them to cultivate crops during their stipulated period. The growth of the connected agriculture market is driven by several factors, such as the growth of the smart water management solutions which makes it easy to provide the crops with the exact amount of water they need, avoiding wastage of water and maintaining the optimal health of the crops. 

On the other hand, the growing need for food globally is expected to drive the growth of the overall Market, owing to the rise in population and increase in the unpredictability of weather. Besides, the surging number of mobile users and service providers and the implementation of agri-mobile based payment solutions by major telecom operators, which enables the farmers to trace their payment in real-time, boost their revenue, and reduce the loss of the nutritional value of the product during transit, has created lucrative opportunities. 

However, lack of awareness about the benefits of connected agriculture technology, especially in emerging nations, has restrained the growth of the Connected Agriculture Market.