PROSPECT OF PRECISION AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIAN ECONOMY

H. I. Ifeanyichukwu, V.I. Aneke

Abstract


Diversification and advancement in Nigerian economy has brought forth the prospects of precision agriculture into existence. Traditional systems of farming in Nigeria are giving way to precision type of agriculture. The paper elucidated the sublime nature of farming systems in agriculture which transformed into precision agriculture. This present paper provides an overview of precision agriculture and examines the potentials in monitoring crop production and processing using remote sensing and geographic information systems. It is very fitting then that the paper is made expository using these aspects like knowing the farming systems in agriculture, principles of precision agriculture, needs and prospect of precision agriculture, constraints of precision agriculture and Nigerian economy. In conclusion, the inherent potentials of precision agriculture is highlighted and recommendation made to bring to bare the way forward

 

KEYWORDS: Precision, Agriculture, Prospects, Nigerian, Economy      


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