Intelligent and Natural Agriculture With Industry 4.0

Abstract

It is estimated that by 2050 the world population will increase by one third. Most of these people will continue to live in developing countries. This means that more people will live in cities. According to FAO, if current revenues and consumption increase continue, agricultural production is expected to need 60% additional production to meet the expected demands for food and feed. Therefore, the agriculture and food sector must transform itself to feed the ever-increasing global population. It should be noted that this process will be very difficult given that climate change will also require additional costs. It has become mandatory to use intelligent systems both to manage this process and to meet the needs. To do this, it need to take advantage of all the facilities offered by Industry 4.0. With technologies that make things easier by increasing the productivity of the producer, profit and quality in agriculture has become even smarter. In this study, a general analysis of the future of the agricultural sector is made, and the possible consequences of intelligent and natural agriculture with Industry 4.0 are discussed.