Description
Digital Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems offers a comprehensive review of digital technology's role in supporting sustainable agriculture and food systems. The book explores how digital technologies like precision agriculture, robots, artificial intelligence, and blockchain may boost agricultural output and efficiency while lowering environmental impact. It also investigates how these technologies might assist farmers in connecting with markets, increasing supply chain traceability, and boosting food safety and quality. Serving as a comprehensive guide, this book educates and helps farmers, policymakers, researchers, industry professionals, and other value chain actors in leveraging digital innovations. It also address the pressing challenges faced by the agri-food sector, such as food insecurity, environmental degradation, natural resources depletion, and climate change.- Shows how to integrate digital technologies into sustainable agriculture and food systems to increase the supply chain traceability, while boosting food safety and quality- Offers insights into international standards, incentive programs, and successful policy approaches, helping policymakers shape effective policies that foster sustainable agricultural practices- Explores policy considerations, regulatory frameworks, and legal aspects associated with digital agriculture
Table of Contents
1. Introduction2. Digital innovations in farming practices3. How Data and the Digital Technologies are shaping the Data Economy for AgriFood Systems4. Data management and analytics in agriculture5. IoT and sensor technologies in agri-food systems6. Digital Tools for Efficient Water Management in Agriculture: Insights from the MENA Region7. How Does Context Shape Climate-Smart Agricultural Technology Adoption? A Data-Driven Approach for Tailored Solutions for Smallholder Farmers8. From farm to future: Driving sustainable livestock production through digitalization9. Challenges and Opportunities in the Integration of Digital Technologies into Forest Management10. Application of Remote Sensing in Tree Windbreak and Shelterbelt Research: Assessing Structural Type and Efficiency in Ovche Pole, North Macedonia11. Food Industry 4.0: Digital Transformation for Sustainable and Smart Food Systems12. Digital transformation in food distribution: Leveraging emerging technologies for efficiency, sustainability and resilience13. Contribution of digital technologies to smart and sustainable consumption patterns14. Blockchain and traceability in food systems15. Future perspectives and emerging trends
