The Role of Precision Agriculture in the Promotion of Food Security

Abstract

Population explosion and the need to provide food f or humankind and to increase the quality and quanti ty of food products in order to ensure food security w ith regard to its managerial, environmental, and developmental aspects has led to the use of new agr iculture methods and technologies. Today, different approaches, such as plant breeding, genetically mod ified foods, in vitro planting, and the spread of c losed ecological systems, are applied as a solution to in crease food accessibility. In addition to these met hods, using modern technologies under the title of precis ion agriculture have been proposed as ways to achie ve food security. Early intervention to prevent the oc currence of unwanted events with the ability to mon itor crops in all stages of production, from tillage to post harvest, are provided by using various methods , such as remote sensing and geographic information systems. In addition to the economic and environmental impacts of precision agriculture, expanding farmers ' awareness through the use of modern technologies and the integration of scattered lands to achieve s ustainability are known as social impacts of precis ion agriculture. In this manuscript we have tried to su mmarize the different methods of precision agricult ure that could affect food security in its multiple bra nches.