Recent developments on precision beekeeping: A systematic literature review

Alleri, Maria; Amoroso, Salvatore; Catania, Pietro; Verde, Gabriella Lo; Orlando, Santo; Ragusa, Ernesto; Sinacori, Milko; Vallone, Mariangela; Vella, Alfred J.

doi:10.1016/j.jafr.2023.100726

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“…This step begins with defining a research area and stating the review questions [53][54][55]. Then, the search string and the search period are defined, the research databases are identified, and the inclusion and exclusion criteria are established [48].…”

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Government Support Mechanisms for Sustainable Agriculture: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Research Agenda

Barbosa

2024

Sustainability

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Government support for enterprises can be provided in different forms, such as subsidies, tax incentives, or direct public investment. Government support can also be given to develop environmentally and socially responsible initiatives. In the agriculture sector, government support involves providing early-warning information from meteorological monitoring, policies to encourage companies and citizens to engage in sustainable behavior, and the organization of disaster relief activities. A comprehensive view of the government support mechanisms employed in the agriculture industry and their possible effects on the adoption of sustainable initiatives is yet to be provided in the literature. Through a systematic literature review of articles published from 1992 to 2023 in the Web of Science and Scopus databases, this study found that subsidies, programs, regulations, and financial assistance are the main mechanisms used by governments to support sustainable initiatives in agriculture. Moreover, our review also found that the reduction in environmental impacts, the stimulus to organic production, industry growth, and rural development are the most common goals of using government support for sustainable agriculture. We also geographically categorize research in this field by showing where research has been produced and where it should be improved. We call for more research focused on support from governments in South America. We also observed that environmental protection, the supply of organic foods, and urban agriculture are frequently impacted when there is not enough government support. At last, we propose some research questions to guide future studies. We expect that policymakers will use the outcomes of this study to guide the design and implementation of new government support mechanisms aimed at improving the sustainable performance of agriculture firms. The outcomes of this study will also help managers make investment decisions.

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Government Support Mechanisms for Sustainable Agriculture: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Research Agenda

Barbosa

2024

Sustainability

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“…A sensor (or node) is a device sensitive to a specific physical–chemical cue and, if solicited, can generate an electrical signal [ 20 ]. These advanced sensors are equipped with a microprocessor powered by batteries; the microprocessor records the data and, thanks to a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) system [ 21 ], sends it to a remote server for processing [ 18 ]. Sensors, microprocessor, battery, and remote server are part of the “system” that is completed by the device of the beekeeper (personal computer, smartphone, or tablet) in which a specific application shows the data to the user on demand and sends signals of alarm if a parameter, for example, the temperature, the weight, the relative humidity, the buzz sounds, the gases, as well as the honeybee activity and the location of the hive, are outside the normal range [ 18 , 22 ].…”

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“…The use of advanced sensors and Machine Learning algorithms [ 41 , 87 , 88 ] provides a wealth of accurate information regarding life inside the beehive [ 102 ]. Sensors’ data fusion enables timely hive intervention, reducing response time to issues like stress, diseases, and pests and enhancing beekeeping efficiency [ 18 , 103 ]. For example, this means preventing, with a combination of hive temperature or sound data, a possible swarming or being alerted in time, using collected scale data, that swarming has occurred [ 35 , 41 , 51 , 104 , 105 ].…”

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“…Hive sensors generate valuable continuous data that is impossible to obtain otherwise, offering a unique opportunity for research on honeybee colony behavior and their environment [ 17 , 19 , 36 ]. From a sustainability standpoint, a careful reading of the data sent to the beekeeper can be of help for shrewd hive management (according to the precision beekeeping paradigm itself), allowing fewer on-field beekeepers’ interventions, reducing unnecessary hive monitoring trips, and more judicious use of treatments as well [ 18 , 108 ]. The combination of WSN, modern technologies of the Internet of Things (IoT), and a user (in general, the beekeeper) can represent the most suitable way to support or substitute the manual visits to the apiary.…”

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“…The PB is organized into three key points: data collection, data processing, and the data output phase [ 17 ]. As recently reported by Alleri et al [ 18 ], data can be captured by different kinds of sensors for monitoring, for example, weight, temperature, humidity, sounds, etc. The sensors can be placed inside or outside the hive; in this way, the hive becomes “smart”.…”

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Precision Beekeeping Systems: State of the Art, Pros and Cons, and Their Application as Tools for Advancing the Beekeeping Sector

Danieli,

Addeo,

Lazzari

et al. 2023

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The present review aims to summarize the more recent scientific literature and updated state of the art on the research effort spent in adapting hardware–software tools to understand the true needs of honeybee colonies as a prerequisite for any sustainable management practice. A SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis was also performed with the aim of identifying the key factors that could support or impair the diffusion of precision beekeeping (PB) systems. Honeybee husbandry, or beekeeping, is starting to approach precision livestock farming (PLF), as has already happened in other animal husbandry sectors. A transition from the current paradigm of rational beekeeping to that of precision beekeeping (PB) is thus expected. However, due to the peculiarities of this species and the related farming practices, the PB technological systems (PB systems) are still undergoing a development process that, to some extent, limits their large-scale practical application. Several physical–chemical (weight, temperature, humidity, sound, gases) and behavioral traits (flight activity, swarming) of the hive are reviewed in light of the evolution of sensors, communication systems, and data management approaches. These advanced sensors are equipped with a microprocessor that records data and sends it to a remote server for processing. In this way, through a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) system, the beekeeper, using specific applications on a personal computer, tablet, or smartphone, can have all the above-mentioned parameters under remote control. In general, weight, temperature, and humidity are the main hive traits monitored by commercial sensors. Surprisingly, flight activity sensors are rarely available as an option in modular PB systems marketed via the web. The SWOT analysis highlights that PB systems have promising strength points and represent great opportunities for the development of beekeeping; however, they have some weaknesses, represented especially by the high purchasing costs and the low preparedness of the addressed operators, and imply some possible threats for beekeeping in terms of unrealistic perception of the apiary status if they applied to some hives only and a possible adverse impact on the honeybees’ colony itself. Even if more research is expected to take place in the next few years, indubitably, the success of commercial PB systems will be measured in terms of return on investment, conditioned especially by the benefits (higher yields, better colonies’ health) that the beekeeper will appraise as a consequence of their use.

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