EMERGING TRENDS IN AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY FOR EFFICACY INMODEL FARMING AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION

Abstract

The general global community has been plagued by peculiar traumas, consequent upon the effect of climate change; connected to environmental, societal and economic dilemmas. Subsequently,
the outbreak of pandemics and wars among others have truncated the pathway to conventional agrarian system, upon which majority of our larger society have lived on. These global challenges pose threats to food security and safety. The challenges call for urgent need for
innovation, scientific responses and technological approaches. Backed by the many current alarming situations, many food-related trends have emerged in recent times in quick response to the global issues. This work therefore, is directed at unveiling possible technologies in the
agricultural and food industry that could replace the conventional, exhaustive and less-proficient methods, to a shift to approaches that are more result-oriented agricultural productivity and food sustainability. The quantity in terms of yield and food quality is also is highly sustained. The trends include, but not limited to food production system, such as: indoor vertical farming, farm automation, livestock farming, sensor and data technology, greenhouse, precision agriculture, artificial intelligence, crop monitoring, livestock, monitoring, farming drones, and autonomous farming machines. The benefits of the modern trends to food production and security are inexhaustive; nevertheless, this has however not exonerated the innovation from myriads of its peculiar challenges, while pursuing the most appropriate and rewardable methods