Smart Connected Farms and Networked Farmers to Improve Crop Production, Sustainability and Profitability

Author

Asheesh K. Singh
Behzad J. Balabaygloo
Barituka Bekee
Samuel W. Blair
Suzanne Fey
Fateme Fotouhi
Ashish Gupta
Amit Jha
Jorge C. Martinez-Palomares
Kevin Menke
Aaron Prestholt
Vishesh K. Tanwar
Xu Tao
Anusha Vangala
Matthew E. Carroll
Sajal K. Das, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Guilherme DePaula

Abstract

To meet the grand challenges of agricultural production including climate change impacts on crop production, a tight integration of social science, technology and agriculture experts including farmers are needed. Rapid advances in information and communication technology, precision agriculture and data analytics, are creating a perfect opportunity for the creation of smart connected farms (SCFs) and networked farmers. a network and coordinated farmer network provide unique advantages to farmers to enhance farm production and profitability, while tackling adverse climate events. the aim of this article is to provide a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in SCF including the advances in engineering, computer sciences, data sciences, social sciences and economics including data privacy, sharing and technology adoption. More specifically, we provide a comprehensive review of key components of SCFs and crucial elements necessary for its success. It includes, high-speed connections, sensors for data collection, and edge, fog and cloud computing along with innovative wireless technologies to enable cyber agricultural system. We also cover the topic of adoption of these technologies that involves important considerations around data analysis, privacy, and the sharing of data on platforms. from a social science and economics perspective, we examine the net-benefits and potential barriers to data-sharing within agricultural communities, and the behavioral factors influencing the adoption of SCF technologies. the focus of this review is to cover the state-of-the-art in smart connected farms with sufficient technological infrastructure; however, the information included herein can be utilized in geographies and farming systems that are witnessing digital technologies and want to develop SCF. overall, taking a holistic view that spans technical, social and economic dimensions is key to understanding the impacts and future trajectory of Smart and Connected Farms.

Recommended Citation

A. K. Singh and B. J. Balabaygloo and B. Bekee and S. W. Blair and S. Fey and F. Fotouhi and A. Gupta and A. Jha and J. C. Martinez-Palomares and K. Menke and A. Prestholt and V. K. Tanwar and X. Tao and A. Vangala and M. E. Carroll and S. K. Das and G. DePaula, "Smart Connected Farms and Networked Farmers to Improve Crop Production, Sustainability and Profitability," Frontiers in Agronomy, vol. 6, article no. 1410829, Frontiers Media, Jan 2024.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2024.1410829

Department(s)

Computer Science

Comments

National Science Foundation, Grant 1954556

Keywords and Phrases

cyber-agricultural systems; data analytics; edge computing; farmer networks; IoT; precision agriculture; sensors; technology adoption

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

2673-3218

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

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© 2025 The Authors, All rights reserved.

Creative Commons Licensing

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2024