Agriculture and Sustainable Food Systems 20, 30
ASFS12
Module 12: Digital Agriculture (Core)
Outcome
Investigate the
importance of digital
agriculture to
sustainable food
systems.
Indicators
(a) | Describe the characteristics of digitally assisted precision agriculture. |
(b) | Explain potential environmental and economic benefits of digitally assisted precision agriculture. |
(c) | Research current technological innovations used in digitally assisted precision agriculture, such as Global Positioning Systems [GPS], precision machinery and drones. |
(d) | Explore emerging trends and future directions in digital agriculture, such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and autonomous farming systems, and their potential impacts on farm productivity. |
(e) | Assess how various types of digital farm data informs the management of small areas within fields (e.g., effective application of fertilizers, pesticides, tillage and irrigation water). |
(f) | Discuss issues (e.g., ownership, security, control) related to farming data. |
(g) | Research challenges and opportunities encountered by a farming operation that implements digitally assisted precision agriculture. |
(h) | Assess the role of digitally assisted precision agriculture in supporting sustainable food systems. |
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