Precision Agriculture Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture

agriculture review by aditya abhishek

Introduction

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Benefits

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Sensor Tecnologies

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Remote Sensing

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UAV's & Drones

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Artificial Intelligence

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Automated Systems

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