Digital sustainability in smart agriculture

Sacco, Pasqualina; Gargano, Elena Rangoni; Cornella, Alessia; Don, Davide; Mazzetto, Fabrizio

doi:10.1109/metroagrifor52389.2021.9628838

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“…It aims to draw on sensors, robotics, imagery, and data mining to increase the profitability of farming [Sponchioni et al 2019]. It is also assumed that it could make agriculture more sustainable, although this claim is yet to be demonstrated [Sacco et al 2021]. For example, the environmental impact of an indoor vertical farm with LED grow lights is open for discussion [Streed et al 2021].…”

Section: Is Computation Useful For Microfarms?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Computational Agroecology: Should we bet the microfarm on it?

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Eighth Workshop on Computing Within Limits 2022

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Current imaginaries for the future of food production are often set on two opposite sides, either digital technologies enabling higher productivity at a large scale, or small-scale diversified farming that minimizes the use of digital technology. However, computational agroecology is starting to explore the space for digital technologies that are adapted to complex agroecosystems. In this paper, we define a specific scale (microfarms) and farming practice (the French Method) on which these tools can be developed and tested. We show how the age old French Method, with its set of constraints, leads to original technologies and we illustrate this with some of the tools we developed. We discuss in particular three aspects: Tools, Plants, and People where computation can interact with farming practices. We also discuss the consequences of introducing digital technologies in microfarms, including potentially harmful ones.CCS Concepts: Human-centered computing → Human computer interaction (HCI).

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Section: Is Computation Useful For Microfarms?mentioning

confidence: 99%