Utilizing technology is not a new practice in the agriculture and food and beverage sectors. We've already seen intelligent robots that can weed and pick apples, biometrics that can offer real-time animal information, and sophisticated equipment that can pump milk from cows with minimal human intervention. However, as technology improves, more clever technologies have appeared to help farmers increase their yield and speed up crop production. AI in the farming industry encourages farmers to increase their output while minimizing negative environmental consequences. The agriculture industry completely and publicly incorporated AI in its operations to change the overall result. Technology is transforming the way we grow our food, resulting in a 20% reduction in agricultural field emissions.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and remote sensing can help us in this area.

The AI in agriculture market was valued at USD 600 million in 2018 and is expected to reach USD 2.6 billion by 2025. According to research company MarketsandMarkets, the AI in agriculture market was valued at USD 600 million in 2018 and is expected to reach USD 2.6 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 22.5% during the forecast period. The report states that cognitive computing in particular is all set to become the most disruptive technology in agriculture services as it can understand, learn, and respond to different situations (based on learning) to increase efficiency. According to Apurva Agarwal, Associate Director, Electronics and Semiconductor, MarketsandMarkets "The combination of the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence technologies, such as Machine Learning, computer vision, and predictive analytics, allow farmers to analyse real-time data of weather conditions, temperature, soil moisture, plant health, and crop prices in real time." Weather tracking and forecasting are important applications of AI in agriculture as it facilitates gathering up-to-date information of prevailing weather conditions such as temperature, rain, wind speed and direction, and solar radiation.

"If agriculture goes wrong, nothing else will have a chance to go right in the country" M. S. Swaminathan Agriculture has evolved with mankind through centuries. Today, agriculture contributes 3.8% to the world's GDP, although the contribution of individual nations across the spectrum varies widely, between 0%-60%. Over the years, while its share in the world economy has reduced vis-à-vis manufacturing and services, the importance of agriculture hasn't. The demand for food is never ending and is projected to increase by 70% by 2050 with limited natural resources at disposal. This situation throws up unique challenges; advanced technologies may be a solution.