Özet:

Agriculture is of vital importance for each country around the world. Changes in technology affect the methods and tools of agricultural activities. In line with Industry 4.0, agricultural sectors have been experiencing technological developments. Especially, the Internet of Things has enormous influences on agricultural applications in terms of data collecting, analyses, increasing productivity and fertility, future predictions, etc. The main objective of this article is to discuss the importance and effects of smart farming applications. Its examples worldwide show that higher rates of profit and productivity can be achieved through relatively smaller areas. Also, given that certain examples of smart farming applications and trials of new methods such as drone crop spraying, smart soilless agriculture solutions have been implemented in Turkey. In addition, the increase in productivity in the agricultural sector due to smart agricultural practices contributes significantly to countries’ GDP. Consequently, it is argued that smart farming applications offer a significant rate of productivity and profit despite their challenges. This study aims to explain agricultural technology and its applications after addressing the technological developments in the agricultural sector.

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