
Cloud Computing Technologies in Agriculture
Over the last 50 years, the agricultural industry has seen a tremendous transformation. Machine advancements have increased the scale, speed, and productivity of farm equipment, allowing for more efficient cultivation of more land. Seed, irrigation, and fertilizers have also greatly improved, assisting farmers in increasing yields.
Agriculture is now in the early stages of yet another revolution, with data and connection at the center. Artificial intelligence, analytics, linked sensors, and other developing technologies could boost yields, enhance water and other input efficiencies, and promote sustainability and resilience in crop production and other areas of agriculture.
Agriculture must embrace the connectivity-enabled digital revolution. Agriculture, however, remains less computerized than many other businesses around the world.



Innovations in Agriculture: Cloud Computing
With close to 7.8 billion people inhabiting this earth and enjoying tasty food, it’s inevitable to consider ways to meet the rising demand. In fact, estimates show the demand for food is expected to increase anywhere between 59% to 98% by 2050, but unfortunately, places to farm are scarce. As a result, agriculture companies need to be smarter about finding innovative ways to get more out of each piece of land.
Without cloud solutions, it's hard to build a good IT infrastructure. Companies in the agriculture industry don't have to make their own solutions from scratch. Instead, they can use cloud systems and focus on their main business. For example, we’re not far off from a reality where farm vehicles like tractors and combine harvesters will be able to work on their own with the help of GPS and cloud systems.
Sensors can keep an eye on the moisture, pH, protein content, nutrients, and temperature of the soil.It's the coming together of big data, AI, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things. When these things work together, they can help farmers reduce greenhouse gas emissions while getting the most crops out of their land.