CHAPTER 4
Role Of Smart Agriculture Technologies For Enhancing Food Sustainability In Nigeria: An Overview
- By E.N. Mbah, M.N. Okeke, O.I. Imadojemu - 09 May 2025
- Studies on Agriculture, Volume: 1, Pages: 40 - 49
Abstract/Preface
Smart agriculture can also be referred to as smart farming which involves managing farms using modern Information and Communication Technologies to increase the quantity and quality of products while optimizing the human labour required. This involves collecting data on crop production and analyzing them, especially during crop production season. For instance, a farmer growing cowpea can collect data on the produce, authenticate and analyze them. The analysis will give the farmer insights into how the inputs applied have influenced the growth or yield of the cowpea crop. Also, drones can be used to easily detect plant diseases or identify weeds and these can be used even in places where there is insurgency or high rate of rural-urban migration among youths which are factors that militate against agricultural productivity. Digital technology will increase the quantity and quality of crops produced by farmers thereby enhancing food sustainability in Nigeria.