Nature Sustainability,
Год журнала:
2020,
Номер
3(10), С. 836 - 844
Опубликована: Окт. 12, 2020
Abstract
Water
scarcity
is
a
global
issue
that
disproportionately
affects
small-scale
farmers
in
low-
and
middle-income
countries
(LMICs).
Through
geospatial
analysis,
we
estimated
less
than
37%
of
farms
probably
have
irrigation
water
scarce
regions
across
LMICs,
compared
with
42%
non-small-scale
farms.
literature
synthesis
assisted
by
machine
learning,
then
systematically
mapped
the
existing
research
for
on-farm
interventions
improve
incomes
or
yields
regions.
We
over
888
used
to
combat
from
560
publications
showed
bias
towards
rather
livelihoods.
found
gaps
evidence
many
commonly
proposed
solutions,
including
livestock
management,
digital
technology
solutions
protect
natural
resources
at
farm-level,
such
as
buffer
strips.
Our
findings
can
be
set
funding
agenda
on
geographies
are
most
risk
lack
evidence.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
119(7)
Опубликована: Фев. 7, 2022
Land
use
is
central
to
addressing
sustainability
issues,
including
biodiversity
conservation,
climate
change,
food
security,
poverty
alleviation,
and
sustainable
energy.
In
this
paper,
we
synthesize
knowledge
accumulated
in
land
system
science,
the
integrated
study
of
terrestrial
social-ecological
systems,
into
10
hard
truths
that
have
strong,
general,
empirical
support.
These
facts
help
explain
challenges
achieving
thus
also
point
toward
solutions.
The
are
as
follows:
1)
Meanings
values
socially
constructed
contested;
2)
systems
exhibit
complex
behaviors
with
abrupt,
hard-to-predict
changes;
3)
irreversible
changes
path
dependence
common
features
systems;
4)
some
uses
a
small
footprint
but
very
large
impacts;
5)
drivers
impacts
land-use
change
globally
interconnected
spill
over
distant
locations;
6)
humanity
lives
on
used
planet
where
all
provides
benefits
societies;
7)
usually
entails
trade-offs
between
different
benefits—"win–wins"
rare;
8)
tenure
claims
often
unclear,
overlapping,
9)
burdens
from
unequally
distributed;
10)
users
multiple,
sometimes
conflicting,
ideas
what
social
environmental
justice
entails.
implications
for
governance,
do
not
provide
fixed
answers.
Instead
they
constitute
set
core
principles
which
can
guide
scientists,
policy
makers,
practitioners
meeting
use.
Technology in Society,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
67, С. 101741 - 101741
Опубликована: Сен. 17, 2021
Automated
decision
making
and
predictive
analytics
through
artificial
intelligence,
in
combination
with
rapid
progress
technologies
such
as
sensor
technology
robotics
are
likely
to
change
the
way
individuals,
communities,
governments
private
actors
perceive
respond
climate
ecological
change.
Methods
based
on
various
forms
of
intelligence
already
today
being
applied
a
number
research
fields
related
environmental
monitoring.
Investments
into
applications
these
agriculture,
forestry
extraction
marine
resources
also
seem
be
increasing
rapidly.
Despite
growing
interest
in,
deployment
AI-technologies
domains
critical
for
sustainability,
few
have
explored
possible
systemic
risks
depth.
This
article
offers
global
overview
sectors
high
impact
potential
sustainability
like
farming,
resources.
We
identify
including
a)
algorithmic
bias
allocative
harms;
b)
unequal
access
benefits;
c)
cascading
failures
external
disruptions,
d)
trade-offs
between
efficiency
resilience.
explore
emerging
risks,
questions,
discuss
limitations
current
governance
mechanisms
addressing
AI
sectors.
Sensors,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
22(2), С. 498 - 498
Опубликована: Янв. 10, 2022
Digitalization
has
impacted
agricultural
and
food
production
systems,
makes
application
of
technologies
advanced
data
processing
techniques
in
field
possible.
Digital
farming
aims
to
use
available
information
from
assets
solve
several
existing
challenges
for
addressing
security,
climate
protection,
resource
management.
However,
the
sector
is
complex,
dynamic,
requires
sophisticated
management
systems.
The
digital
approaches
are
expected
provide
more
optimization
further
decision-making
supports.
twin
agriculture
a
virtual
representation
farm
with
great
potential
enhancing
productivity
efficiency
while
declining
energy
usage
losses.
This
review
describes
state-of-the-art
concepts
along
different
contexts.
It
presents
general
framework
twins
soil,
irrigation,
robotics,
machineries,
post-harvest
field.
Data
recording,
modeling
including
artificial
intelligence,
big
data,
simulation,
analysis,
prediction,
communication
aspects
(e.g.,
Internet
Things,
wireless
technologies)
discussed.
systems
can
support
farmers
as
next
generation
digitalization
paradigm
by
continuous
real-time
monitoring
physical
world
(farm)
updating
state
world.
Sustainability,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
14(5), С. 2497 - 2497
Опубликована: Фев. 22, 2022
The
United
Nations’
Sustainable
Development
Goals
(SDGs)
set
out
to
improve
the
quality
of
life
people
in
developed,
emerging,
and
developing
countries
by
covering
social
economic
aspects,
with
a
focus
on
environmental
sustainability.
At
same
time,
data-driven
technologies
influence
our
lives
all
areas
have
caused
fundamental
economical
societal
changes.
This
study
presents
comprehensive
literature
review
how
approaches
enabled
or
inhibited
successful
achievement
17
SDGs
date.
Our
findings
show
that
analytics
tools
contribute
achieving
SDGs,
e.g.,
making
information
more
reliable,
supporting
better-informed
decision-making,
implementing
data-based
policies,
prioritizing
actions,
optimizing
allocation
resources.
Based
qualitative
content
analysis,
results
were
aggregated
into
conceptual
framework,
including
following
categories:
(1)
uses
methods
(e.g.,
monitoring,
measurement,
mapping
modeling,
forecasting,
risk
assessment,
planning
purposes),
(2)
resulting
positive
effects,
(3)
arising
challenges,
(4)
recommendations
for
action
overcome
these
challenges.
Despite
effects
versatile
applications,
problems
such
as
data
gaps,
biases,
high
energy
consumption
computational
resources,
ethical
concerns,
privacy,
ownership,
security
issues
stand
way
SDGs.
Precision Agriculture,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
24(1), С. 384 - 406
Опубликована: Июль 1, 2022
Abstract
The
agri-food
industry
faces
a
great
challenge
due
to
the
growing
global
population.
When
considering
land
scarcity,
this
can
be
solved
only
by
higher
production
efficiency.
Precision
agriculture
(PA)
provides
potential
answer.
Most
farms,
especially
in
developing
countries,
are
small-scale
units
that
have
difficulties
applying
precision
technologies.
On
basis
of
systematically
selected
articles,
major
benefits
and
constraints
were
identified,
solutions
provided.
Due
low
economic
performance
smallholdings,
(demonstrated)
essential;
however,
it
should
added
PA
also
environmental
benefits.
five
main
technologies
at
level
small
size,
high
cost
adoption,
technology-related
difficulties,
lack
professional
support
supporting
policy.
provided
literature
various,
including,
among
others,
joint/collective
actions,
zone
delineation/field
boundary
detection,
cooperation-cooperatives;
low-cost
technology,
common
machinery
usage;
education,
(common)
knowledge,
use
standards,
simple
user-friendly
technology;
vendors,
advisors,
agricultural
contractor
services;
policy-initiated
investments
adequate
regulations,
respectively.
Lower
cost,
modular
help
accelerate
uptake.
Food Policy,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
116, С. 102439 - 102439
Опубликована: Март 16, 2023
Despite
enthusiasm
for
the
potential
of
digital
innovations
to
transform
agricultural
markets
in
Africa,
progress
made
thus
far
has
been
limited
small-scale
experiments
that
often
fail
scale
up.
Realizing
full
–
tools,
technologies,
applications,
and
services
Africa
requires
not
just
further
development
these
solutions
at
meaningful
scales,
but
also
more
nuanced
evidence
from
both
successful
unsuccessful
scaling
efforts.
This
paper
reviews
conceptual
empirical
on
transformative
African
with
an
in-depth
examination
have
rolled
out
date
continent.
Specifically,
review
addresses
following
questions:
(i)
how
can
improve
functioning
Africa?
(ii)
what
explains
apparent
disconnect
most
pilots
scale-ups?
(iii)
is
required
realize
their
potential?
(iv)
are
emerging
risks
opportunities
associated
marketing?
Although
our
landscape
literature
market-focused
identifies
several
reasons
remain
optimistic,
prevailing
between
scale-ups
merits
evaluation.
In
particular,
there
a
need
systematic
assessments
successes
failures
piloting
stages.
Global Food Security,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
33, С. 100636 - 100636
Опубликована: Апрель 9, 2022
The
coming
10–20
years
will
be
most
critical
for
making
the
transition
to
a
global
food
system
in
which
mineral
nutrients
agriculture
must
managed
more
holistic
manner.
Fertilizers
play
particular
role
that
because
they
are
among
key
drivers
securing
security
and
improving
human
nutrition
through
increased
crop
yields
nutritional
quality.
A
new
paradigm
responsible
plant
follows
systems
circular
economy
approach
achieve
multiple
socioeconomic,
environmental
health
objectives.
Achieving
requires
utilizing
all
available
organic
inorganic
nutrient
sources
with
high
efficiency,
tailored
specific
features
of
agroecosystems
different
world
regions.
Critical
actions
include:
(i)
sustainability-driven
roadmaps,
(ii)
digital
solutions,
(iii)
nutritious
crops,
(iv)
recovery
recycling,
(v)
climate-smart
fertilizers,
(vi)
accelerated
innovation.
outcome
this
transformation
societal
optimum
rather
than
purely
economic
optimum.
New
partnerships
sustainability-focused
business
models
create
added
value
actors
chain
benefit
farmers
as
well
consumers.
Research
needs
become
problem-driven
merge
excellent
science
entrepreneurial
innovation
approaches
order
develop
robust
solutions
faster
at
larger
scale.
Evidence-based
policies
should
focus
on
creating
supporting
necessary
stewardship
including
realistic
national
targets,
progressive
regulation
incentives
support
technology
