Precision Agriculture and Food Security
Abstract
Precision agriculture comprises a set of technologies that combines sensors, information systems, enhanced machinery, and informed management to optimize production by accounting for variability and uncertainties within agricultural systems. Adapting production inputs site-specifically within a field and individually for each animal allows better use of resources to maintain the quality of the environment while improving the sustainability of the food supply. Precision agriculture provides a means to monitor the food production chain and manage both the quantity and quality of agricultural produce.
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Volume 327 | Issue 5967
12 February 2010
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We thank D. Simpson for his help with the text and S. Palme for providing the data for Fig. 1.
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