Precision Farming also for Small Scale Farmers

: The current and future food insecurity situation of many nations has been effected by factors like global warming, population growth, bio-energy, low technology acceptance, unfavourable policies, sustainability criteria, changing natural risk-management and subsidies. Food availability is a basic human need and, if left unattended undermines any other development effort. Sustainability-, agriculture-, forestry- and environmental targets are interlinked and influence each other. There are needed new types of land management covering protection of land and biodiversity, guaranteeing a sustainable management and a multipurpose land use, optimising the economical benefit and evaluating the land use potential with its carrying capacity. ICT technologies underplayed with expert data, easy to use software

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2010
• Where: GIL
• Authors: Walter H. Mayer
• Keywords: Field Polygons, GIL 2010, GIS Data, Land Use, Security Privacy