An Analytical Review on Traditional Farming and Smart Farming: Various Technologies around Smart Farming

Abstract

The main source of income in India is the agricultural industry. A primitive form of food production, traditional farming relies largely on local knowledge, land utilization, traditional equipment, natural fertilizers, manual labor, field-spread pesticides, cow grazing, lack of technology, and cultural beliefs of the farmers. Many agricultural regions may see losses in crop and livestock yield as a result of increased stress brought on by weeds, disease, insect infestations, and other pressures produced by climate change. Over the past 40 years, in the absence of technology in traditional agriculture, the creation of agricultural disruptions has increased, and this trend is anticipated to continue. Agriculture that is both rainfed and irrigated will continue to encounter challenges unless innovative conservation measures are used to stop the current loss and degradation of vital agricultural soil and water assets. This study paper reviews and analyzes the work of numerous scholars in order to provide a rapid assessment of the various drawbacks of traditional farming and the advancement of smart farming. And also, this paper reviews the