Sustainable and Smart Farming Eco-systems
Changing Landscapes in the Age of Technology
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Facing unprecedented challenges including extreme weather events, shifting rainfall patterns, and rising temperatures, the agriculture sector is at an inflection point. These difficulties endanger the global food supply chain and the livelihoods of millions of producers. This collected work provides the tools required to navigate the complex relationship between smart farming and climate resilience.
Sustainable and Smart Farming Eco-systems: Changing Landscapes in the Age of Technology bridges the gap between theory and practice by providing actionable insights and strategies for improving the sustainability and resilience of agricultural systems. The editors offer a comprehensive guide to modern agriculture that emphasises the critical significance of smart farming and climate resilience. Multidisciplinary in nature, the collected chapters delve into the basics of climate change and its direct and indirect effects on agriculture, the economic aspects of intelligent agriculture, marketing strategies for smart agriculture practices, and practical and managerial issues in the implementation of smart agriculture. It also analyses policy implications and advocacy for developing sustainable and smart farming ecosystems. Chapters provide step-by-step instructions, case studies, and real-world examples to help readers comprehend how to integrate technology and data analytics into their agricultural operations.
Providing actionable insights and strategies for improving the sustainability and resilience of agricultural systems, this collected edition is useful for academics and professionals in the field of agriculture, environmental science, and climate change.
Chapter 1. Internet-of-Things (IoT)-Powered Smart Farming: Enabling Fields to Communicate; Anukaran Khanna, Akhilesh Kumar Mishra, Reetika Sehgal, Prateek Khanna, Amit Kumar Prasad, and Ashish Mohan Dubey
- Chapter 2. Bridging the Knowledge Gap: How Higher Education Can Foster Adaptive Management in Crop Ecosystems; Eutychus Ngotho Gichuru
- Chapter 3. Mechatronics and Robotics in Plant Protection; Rathinavel S, A P Mohankumar, R Kavitha, A Surendrakumar, and Siva M
- Chapter 4. Intelligent Agriculture and Sustainable Food Systems in India; Sanitha A.C
- Chapter 5. Cashew Cultivation as a Driver of Sustainable Livelihoods in Southern India; Sarath Chandran M.C, Padma Rao Sahib, Krishnashree Achuthan, and Renju Chandran
- Chapter 6. Mainstreaming Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Strategies and Policies within Financial Institutions (FIs) Operations; Janardhana Anjanappa and Shridhar M. Samant
- Chapter 7. Harnessing Technology for the Marketing of Agricultural Products in India; Varsha Khattri
- Chapter 8. Small Farming in the Caribbean Region: Sustainable, Modernised and Technological Alternatives; Andrea K. Veira
- Chapter 9. Past, Present and Future of Indian Smart Farming Ecosystems: A Review; Arushi Bathla, Chetna Chauhan, and Ashish Gupta
- Chapter 10. Analysing Spatial and Temporal Variability of Climatic Variables in Uttar Pradesh: Implications for Indian Agriculture; Srishty Kasana, Yamini Gupt, Amarnath Tripathi, and Parv Kasana
- Chapter 11. Advancing Smart Agriculture in India: AI and IoT-Driven Marketing Strategies for Sustainable Development; Arpan Anand and Piyush Gupta
- Chapter 12. Examining the Sustainability of Blockchain-driven Smart Agriculture Systems: A Triple Bottom Line Perspective; Harsh Shukla, Vartul Shrivastava, and Shekhar Shukla
- Chapter 13. Unlocking the potential of Millets in India: A Climate Smart Approach to Sustainable Livelihood and Global Trade; Isha Jaswal, Shivani Mehta, and Palak Rawat
- Chapter 14. Ensuring Agricultural Sustainability: Evaluating Climate Policies and Their Impact; Kanhaiya Tripathi, Deepak Kumar Chauhan, Kokila Lankathilake Konasinghe, and Naresh Prajapati
Ashish Gupta is an Associate Professor at South Asian University, India.
Tavishi Tewary is an Assistant Professor at FORE School of Management, India.