January 2024. Smart Farming, or Smart Agriculture, is a modern approach to farming that utilizes information and communication technologies (ICTs) to enhance productivity, optimize human labor, reduce cost, increase revenue, minimize the environmental impact, and enhance sustainability. Smart farming technologies include sensors, software, connectivity, robotics, and data analytics. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the driving force behind smart farming, integrating machines and sensors to make farming processes data-driven, automated, and constantly improving. Where Artificial Intelligence (AI) is used in smart farming to enhance harvest quality and accuracy in detecting crop disease and poor nutrition. The IoT based smart farming cycle stages are observation, diagnostic, decision, and finally, action. Smart farming applications include precision farming, vertical farming, robotic farming, and Agrivoltaics. Smart farming stakeholders are suppliers, farmers, retailers, consumers, employees, communities, governments, NGOs, Telecom providers, and smart farming equipment manufacturers. There are many advantages to using smart farming technologies, such as increased production and yield, waste minimization, accuracy and precision improvements, resource and energy conservation, revenue increase, cost reduction, sustainability enhancement, deficiency identification, and the competitive edge over farms not using smart technologies. However, there are challenges (barriers) to smart farming adoption, such as poor connectivity and network coverage, difficulties for farmers to analyze large data volumes (big data) across multiple growing seasons, lack of knowledge in setting up complex IoT systems for farmers, tough farming conditions, as equipment must withstand extreme weather conditions, the high cost of cutting-edge equipment requiring costly updates, service, and maintenance. There are environmental, social, and economic benefits to smart farming utilization, such as emission and pollution reduction, fertilizer and chemical use reduction, new job opportunities, and increased food security for local communities. Policy wise, in 2019, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched the Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA), a sustainable approach to transforming agricultural food systems, aiming to increase productivity, build resilience to climate change, and reduce emissions. CSA supports the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this slideshow, you will learn about the definition, technologies, applications, stakeholders, advantages, challenges; environmental, social, and economic benefits, United Nations (UN) policy, and global statistics of smart farming utilization. For more slideshows on environmental sustainability, please visit s2adesign.com

1. SMART
FARMING
Dr. Salem Baidas

2. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY SLIDESHOWS
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3. AGENDA
DEFINITION
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ADVANTAGES
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CHALLENGES
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UN POLICY
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INFOGRAPHICS
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5. Smart farming
A Modern Approach to Farming that
Utilizes Information and Communication
Technologies to Enhance Productivity
Optimize Human Labor, Reduce Cost
Increase Revenue, and Minimize the
Environmental Impact.

6. Soil, Water, Light, Humidity, and Temperature.
sensors
For Specialized Applications and Farm Types.
software
Cellular, LoRa, LoRaWan, GPS, and Satellites.
Connectivity
Smart Irrigation, Autonomous Tractors, Drones, and Crop
Monitoring.
robotics
Data Collection from Many Sources, Including Crop Yields, Soil
Mapping, Fertilizer Applications, Weather, and Plant Health.
Data analytics
technologies
Smart farming
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7. Internet of things
IoT is the Driving Force Behind Smart
Farming Integrating Machines and Sensors
to Make the Farming Process Automated
Data-Driven and Constantly Improving.

8. OBSERVATION
Sensors Record Data
from Crops, Weather
or Livestock.
DIAGNOSTICS
A Cloud-Based IoT
Platform Identifies
Deficiencies or Needs.
DECISIONS
IoT Determines
Appropriate
Treatment.
ACTION
After Action, the Cycle
Repeats from the
Beginning.
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Iot based
Smart farmingcycle

9. Precision farming
A Subset of Smart Farming, Uses
Information Technology to Ensure that Crops
Receive Exactly what they Need for
Optimum Health and Productivity.
RoboticFarming
Robots Designed for Farming Tasks such as
Irrigation, Pesticide Spraying, and
Harvesting. Examples: Drones, Autonomous
Tractors, and Harvesting Robots.
Vertical farming
The Practice of Growing Crops without Soil
Using Farming Techniques such as
Hydroponics and Aquaponics in Vertically
Stacked Layers.
AGRIVOLTAICS
Solar Panels and Crops Combined on the
Same Land to Maximize Land Use, Increase
Revenue, and Generate Clean Renewable
Energy that can be Sold Back to the Grid.
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applications
Smart farming

10. Suppliers farmers RETAILERS
consumers employees COMMUNITIES
Government & NGOs Telecom providers equipment mfrs.
RELF-ECKSTEIN ET AL. (2019) FARMING REIMAGINED
stakeholders
Smart farming

11. Increased production Minimized waste Improved accuracy
Resource
conservation Increased revenue Reduced cost
Improved
sustainability
deficiencies
identified Competitive edge
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Advantages
Smart farming

12. Poor Connectivity will Pose a Barrier to Adoption. Areas with Dense
Trees may Encounter Difficulties in Receiving GPS Signal.
Connectivity
Data Management is a Challenge for Farmers as It's Difficult to
Analyze Large Data Volumes Across Multiple Growing Seasons.
MANAGING big data
Setting Up Complex IoT Systems for Farmers can be Difficult as Poor
Implementation can Negatively Impact Efficiency and Production.
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
Deploying Technology in Tough Farming Conditions is a Significant
Challenge as Equipment Must Withstand Extreme Weather.
tough conditions
The High Cost of Cutting-Edge Equipment Often Prevents Farmers
from Adoption.
High cost
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Challenges
Smart farming

13. ENVIRONMENT SOCIAL ECONOMY
Benefits
Smart farming

14. AEM.ORG
 7% Increase in Fertilizer Efficiency.
 9% Reduction in Herbicides and
Pesticides.
 6% Reduction in Fossil Fuel Use.
 4% Reduction in Water Use.
 4% Increase in Crop Production.
 Land Conservation Due to
Efficient Use of Existing Land.
EnvironmentalBenefits
Smart farming

15. URBANSMART.FARM
 New Career Opportunities.
 More Independent Community.
 Environmentally Friendly Farming
Supports Community Health and
Quality of Life.
 Provides Educational Opportunities.
 Increased Production Improves
Food Security.
social Benefits
Smart farming

16.  More Attractive to ESG Investors.
 Government Incentives and Tax
Exemptions.
 Saves on Energy, Resource, and
Waste Management Costs.
 Increases Revenue as More
Consumers Choose Sustainable
Farm Products.
 Innovative and Resilient Business.
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EconomicBenefits
Smart farming

18. Climate smart
Launched in 2009, Climate Smart
Agriculture (CSA) Aims to Enhance
Productivity, Build Climate Resilience
and Reduce Emissions Aligning with
the Paris Agreement and the SDGs.
FAO.ORG
Food & Agricultural Organization
Smart Sustainable Farming

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IoT
Robotics
AI
Drones
Precision Farming
Agri Biotech
Controlled Envr.
Big Data
Regen. Farming
Connectivity
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Market share (percent)
LEADING FARMING TECHNOLOGIES WORLDWIDE IN 2022

21. SMART FARMINGMARKET VALUE WORLDWIDE
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
13
15
18
21
24
28
33
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3X
growth

22. PRECISION
FARMING
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48% 36% 9% 7%
SMART FARMINGMARKET SHARE WORLDWIDE in 2021
BY TYPE
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23. OUTDOOR
FARMING
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AI IN SMART FARMING MARKET SHARE WORLDWIDE in 2019
BY TYPE
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Precision Farming
Livestock
Indoor Farming
Aquaculture
Others
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IoT IN SMARTFARMING MARKET WORLDWIDE IN 2018
MARKET SHARE (PERCENT)

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