Leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance precision farming practices

A growing and largely urban world population, already exceeding 7 billion and predicted to reach almost 10 billion in 2050, needs more food increasingly produced in decreasing agricultural areas. The problems tied to agricultural production are related not only to its increment but also to the security and safety of this production regarding natural events and human dealings. Extreme weather events have become more frequent due to climate change. Aware of the consequences of unregulated exploitation, humans have acquired more sensitivity in safeguarding the environment and developing sustainable agriculture to maintain biodiversity and ecosystem health. Precision farming is one of the initiatives focused on achieving this agricultural sustainability.