Role of Science and Technology in Poverty Alleviation Through Smart Agriculture Process in Nigeria

Source abstract

A smart Agriculture, is also known as precision agriculture which is rapidly growing field that involves the integration of technology and data analysis to optimize agriculture practice and increase efficiency in crop production in Nigeria to control the food shortage and scarcity. The smart agricultural it involves the use of sensor, drone satellite imagery and other technologies to monitor crops growth, soil condition, and weather partner. this information can be used to optimized irrigation, fertilization and pest control practice, ultimately leading to higher crop yield and reduce the waste of resource, more also smart agriculture involves the use of data analytic to analyze the collected data and identify pattern and correlations. This information can be used to informed decision about the planting, harvesting and storage. Automation is another key feature of smart agriculture, as it allows for more efficient and cost-effective farming practice, such as automated irrigation system and robotic harvesting equipment. Looking Nigeria in food shortage there are so many benefit of smart agricultural practice in a numerous way which include, increase efficiency, reduce waste and improve sustainability, it can also help to reduce the environmental impact of agriculture by reducing the use of pesticide and fertilizer, as well as reducing greenhouse gas emission through more efficiency farming practice. So in a nutshell smart agriculture present a high significant opportunity to improve the sustainability and productivity of agriculture. It can help farmers to make more inform decisions, reduce waste, and increase efficiency ultimately leading to a more sustainability and profitable agriculture sector and boost the economy growth of Nigeria.