Precision Agriculture Opportunities for African Small-Holder Farming Systems

摘要

Precision agriculture (PA) is growing in popularity around the world. However, the term 'precision agriculture' is defined differently depending on the context of the cropping system. The most common perception of PA is that it is a high-tech farmingstrategy for large-scale, high-income, mechanized systems. In this mindset, one often concludes that PA is irrelevant for small-holder agriculture. In reality, PA is more than tools and technologies; it's about incorporating site-specific information into the farming decisions, said S.B. Phillips, Director, North American Program at International Plant Nutrition Institute, who demonstrated that PA is highly valuable in Africa!