Precision Agriculture: The Integration of ICT in Agricultural Production

Abstract

Introduction: Precision Agriculture (PA) groups a set of technologies applicable in agricultural production, their common factor is decision making and its subsequent execution. The introduction of information and communication technologies (ICT) in agriculture makes it possible to make it more efficient, reduce costs and introduce certainty in decisions. Similarly, using ICTs based on the use of digital platforms, Big Data, Analytics and IoT, contributes to the rational use of resources, increased productivity, and improved profitability. The implementation of AP entails great challenges, comparable to its benefits.

Objective: To present a conceptual review of precision agriculture to approach the information and communication technologies that facilitate its implementation.

Method: A conceptual-descriptive methodology has been used, based on the exploration of different bibliographic sources of scientific databases.

Results: This paper presents an approach to the fundamental concept of our research, such as precision agriculture (PA) while allowing us to specify those information and communication technologies that make it possible.

Conclusions: The incorporation of information and communication technologies (ICT) in agriculture, for purposes: descriptive, prescriptive, and predictive, results in the optimization of agricultural processes that circumscribe precision agriculture (PA).