Smart Farming - Industry 4.0 in Agriculture
10.12.2020 –
Knowledge Hub
Smart farming – challenges in traditional agriculture The challenges in agriculture are increasing in all regions of the world. While the developed world is mainly concerned with structural change in rural areas, the world’s growing population is increasingly noticeable and a growing concern in developing parts of the world. Almost ten billion people will have to be fed by 2050. Coping with this mammoth task is made more difficult by the consequences of increasingly visible climate change, impacting farmers worldwide. In Germany alone, the hot summer of 2018 led to serious crop failures. However, climate change is affecting the poorest countries hardest, whose existence depends largely on agriculture. In order to protect future food security, our agriculture must become more sustainable and resource efficient. Digitization can help the agricultural industry do just that through multiple technology-enabled solutions referred to collectively as smart farming.
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