Title : A study to examine the adoption of precession agriculture and its barriers: A review analysis
Abstract:
Any state's economy is built on agriculture, which also provides the majority of rural jobs and means of subsistence. According to Malthus's theory of population expansion, there is a complex relationship between the growth of agriculture and the supply of food, with the former constantly growing geometrically while the latter grows exponentially, causing agro-food sectors to struggle to feed the expanding population. However, on the other hand, there is a shortage of land, making it extremely difficult to supply the rising demand for food. With limited resources, precision agriculture, or modern farming practices, may be the answer to improving food supply sufficiency. The study explores Precision Agriculture's adoption level and its barriers through a literature review of PA adoption at different scales and also delves into the adoption barriers at various levels. While thoroughly examining the existing literature, most of the existing literature highlighted factors like the high cost of initial investment, knowledge gap, and geographical constraints like the hilly region and farm Size are the major barriers to the adoption of PA. The level of adoption is based on the different regional levels. Dobermann et al (2002), PA is shown to be important in increasing yield and productivity, however, adoption is more complicated, particularly in developing nations, although it is found to be a high level of adoption in industrialized nations when compared to others.
Key Words: Precision Agriculture (PA), Technology, Adoptions, Barriers
