Historically, the emergence of new technologies has continually changed and evolved farming practices, so that they have become increasingly more efficient, sustainable and profitable.
Today, due to significant pressures on the agricultural sector to increase food production, to be more environmentally friendly and remain profitable, a wide range of high-tech innovations are being developed.
The development of such technology has accelerated significantly in the last twenty years and is now referred to as information-based management of production systems or precision agriculture, and it is expected to help address the increasing environmental, economic, market and public pressures on agriculture.