Women in Precision Agriculture : Technological breakthroughs, Challenges and Aspirations for a Prosperous and Sustainable Future / / edited by Takoi Khemais Hamrita

• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2021.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 216 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 631
• Soggetto topico: Dones en la ciència; Mechatronics; Agriculture; Robotics; Automation; Sustainable development; Electrical engineering; Engineering - Vocational guidance; Robotics and Automation; Sustainable Development; Communications Engineering, Networks; Job Careers in Science and Engineering
• Persona (resp. second.): HamritaTakoi Khemais
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- What is precision agriculture -- Increasing yield, decreasing inputs -- Precision agriculture and environmental responsibility -- Precision agriculture and economic implications -- Information technology breakthroughs and their impact on agriculture -- Communication platforms -- Smart sensors/Sensor networks -- Smart/autonomous machines -- Precision agriculture and impact on society -- Precision agriculture and data mining -- Precision agriculture and education -- Livestock applications -- Land applications -- Precision agriculture and entrepreneurship -- Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book features influential scholarly research and technical contributions, professional trajectories, disciplinary shifts, personal insights, and a combination of these from a group of remarkable women scholars within precision agriculture. The authors provide a holistic and critical overview of the field of precision agriculture (both crop and livestock), highlighting breakthroughs and impactful research led by women investigators including relevant technologies, decision making strategies, practices, applications, economics, opportunities and challenges. They discuss the urgent need for reduced cost, increased productivity, more optimal use of resources, and reduced impact on our environment. The leading female researchers contributing to this book are creating new technological advances that are revolutionizing agriculture. Focuses on advances in precision agriculture led by leading women researchers, scholars, and professionals; Provides insight into women’s technical contributions in precision agriculture; Takes a holistic approach to precision agriculture, addressing both land and livestock applications.
• Titolo autorizzato: Women in Precision Agriculture
• ISBN: 3-030-49244-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910483517803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Women in Engineering and Science, . 2509-6427