agribusinessreview.comMARCH 20238OPINIONIN MY By Ruohan Liu, Director, Digital solutions for Sustainability, Agriculture and Ventures, PepsiCoHow Cloud Computing Impacts Precision Agriculture Technology The concept of precision agriculture has been in place since the late 1980s, intending to implement dynamic farm management practices based on in field observations and real-time measures of the climate, field, and crop conditions. Consequently, precision agriculture allows farmers to effectively use land, water, fuel, fertilizer, and pesticides. The benefits and needs of precision agriculture are apparent. It allows farmers to manage their fields more precisely, expecting reduction of resource input. Moreover, precision agriculture has significant environmental implications, especially considering soil and water sustainability. In its early evolution phase, precision agriculture technologies primarily focus on improving nutritional inputs, cooperating with weather and climate conditions, and identifying early signs of crop health issues. Technologies focused on more Ruohan Liu
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