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💻 Key Technologies and Components
Precision Farming (also called Precision Agriculture or Smart Farming) is an approach to farm management that uses information technology to observe, measure, and analyze the specific needs of crops and soil within a field. The core idea is to treat different sections of a field individually—or site-specifically—instead of applying inputs uniformly across the entire area.
This strategy ensures the Right Input, Right Amount, Right Place, and Right Time (the 4 R's), optimizing resource use, maximizing yields, and promoting environmental sustainability.
Resource Efficiency & Cost Savings: Reduces the overuse of expensive inputs (fertilizer, pesticides, water) by ensuring they are applied only where needed. Farmers often see substantial long-term cost savings.
Environmental Sustainability: Minimizing chemical use reduces nutrient runoff, soil degradation, and water consumption, lowering the environmental footprint of agriculture.