Climate Smart Agriculture Research Group

Last modified: 12. October 2022

Climate Smart Agriculture Research Group

​​​​In recent decades, agriculture has been characterized by an increase in production, becoming more efficient, and the rapid development of the technologies that provide it. In addition to sectoral developments, many technological elements and systems have been transferred from the military and industrial fields to the area of food production, which are “push” innovations, ie producers of proven technologies elsewhere have sought to exploit this field. Large international agricultural machinery companies have further developed these innovations, making them suitable for dissemination in the agricultural field. However, in addition to the clear advantages, it is also a routine in the trade that manufacturers seek to sell in any case. However, the spread of technologies is slow: only a few large agricultural enterprises apply them systematically in practice. It is up to farmers to weigh the pros and cons of technological development and make the right decisions for them. The research group primarily wants to quantify and analyze its economic-ecological interrelations.

Innovative agricultural technologies are spreading mainly in the following areas:

• digitization,
• satellite positioning,
• automatic driving,
• sensors (eg radar),
• use of drones,
• use of robots,
• smart applications, systems, management solutions.

Some of these can be classified as 'precision agriculture', but technological solutions for smart farming cover a wider area.

 

Prof. Dr. Csaba Székely, DSc
Head of Research Group