Low-cost technologies such as crop rotation, green manuring and mulching not only control cost of cultivation but also helped in conserving soil and moisture. Some major technologies that are most commonly being utilized by farms include: harvest automation, autonomous tractors, seeding and weeding, and drones. Farm automation technology addresses major issues like a rising global population, farm labor shortages, and changing consumer preferences.
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an online Agricultural Knowlege exchange platform or App, where farmers can can exchange and share knowledge, expertise and experiences at real time. This is where farmers from across the world can connect and share their knowledge to solve problems.
I agree with Sachin Suknunan that various low-cost technologies such as crop rotation, green manuring and mulching not only control cost of cultivation but also helped in conserving soil and moisture. Non- monetary inputs include soil management by growing leguminous crops, weed management and increment in crop diversity.The most important low cost inputs in modern agriculture are the use of good quality seed of proper variety. Other inputs like irrigation and organic manures will act as catalyst only if quality seed is used. Today's agriculture routinely uses sophisticated technologies such as robots, temperature and moisture sensors, aerial images, and GPS technology. In order to automate monotonous labour in the field, farmers are increasingly using robots. For harvesting, they use GPS-enabled autonomous and semi-autonomous tractors. Auto-steering technology is also available on tractors for improved field navigation.