eprintid: 10910 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/01/09/10 datestamp: 2023-11-09 16:37:31 lastmod: 2023-11-09 16:37:31 status_changed: 2023-11-09 16:32:29 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Yahya, N. title: Agricultural 4.0: Its implementation toward future sustainability ispublished: pub keywords: Agricultural robots; Crops; Cultivation; Drones; Information technology; Internet of things; Smart sensors; Solar energy, Conceptual frameworks; Crop production; Crop production systems; Digital technologies; Farming practices; Innovative solutions; Internet of Things (IOT); Operational technologies, Artificial intelligence note: cited By 34 abstract: Agriculture 4.0 refers to systems that employ drones, robotics, Internet of Things (IoT), vertical farms, artificial intelligence (AI), and solar energy. Through the integration of digital technology into farming practices, companies are able to increase yields, reduce costs, experience less crop damage, and minimize water, fuel, and fertilizer usage. For the consumer, this equals cheaper and better quality food. However, there are some of the complex challenges the crop production industry, along with diminishing production profit margins for farmers. To grow the food and to provide the world needs, crop production systems need innovative solutions to produce more in an environmentally, economically, and socially viable way. So, while the conceptual framework, intentions, and the scope revolving around Agriculture 4.0 are thought provoking and exciting at the first instance, its successful implementation is the main challenge in many countries all over the world. © 2018, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. date: 2018 publisher: Springer Verlag official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85041092450&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-10-7578-0_5&partnerID=40&md5=63cc41caf396271e257672496ea1f427 id_number: 10.1007/978-981-10-7578-0₅ full_text_status: none publication: Green Energy and Technology volume: 0 number: 978981 pagerange: 125-145 refereed: TRUE issn: 18653529 citation: Yahya, N. (2018) Agricultural 4.0: Its implementation toward future sustainability. Green Energy and Technology (978981). pp. 125-145. ISSN 18653529