As the global population continues to rise year after year, agriculture providers like us are being forced to rethink how we grow and manage crops. According to studies, global food demand could rise between 59 percent and 98 percent by 2050—a significant increase that will have a major impact on the agriculture industry.
With this in mind, one strategy that has been receiving considerable attention recently is precision agriculture. Through precision agriculture, growers can potentially increase crop yields and reduce water, pesticide, and fertilizer consumption. Precision agriculture can also make farming more sustainable, successful, and profitable—mutually benefitting providers and growers. While precision agriculture offers enormous potential benefits for farmers, there is one catch. In order to be effective, precision agriculture needs a steady amount of data. And this is where NALDCCAM comes into play with the Smart Farmer.