What is smart farming 2025?

What is smart farming? 25 Feb 2025 What is smart farming? The evolution of agricultural practices and technologies Today’s smart farming technologies Smart farming in action Authors Alice Gomstyn IBM Content Contributor Alexandra Jonker Editorial Content Lead What is smart farming? Smart farming, also known as smart agriculture, is the adoption of advanced technologies and data-driven farm operations to optimize and improve sustainability in agricultural production. Technologies used for smart farming include artifical intelligence (AI), automation and the Internet of Things (IoT). While new technologies and tools have long been integral to farm management and food production, urgent concerns drive the development and adoption of smart farming technologies today. Chief among them is food security: food production must increase by 70% by 2050 to keep pace with globa...