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Digital technologies for water use and management in agriculture: Recent applications and future outlook

Carlos Parra-López; Saker Ben Abdallah; Guillermo Garcia‐Garcia; Abdo Hassoun; Hana Trollman; Sandeep Jagtap; Sumit Gupta; Abderrahmane Aït‐Kaddour; Sureerat Makmuang; Carmen Carmona‐Torres

Agricultural Water Management · 2025

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<p dir="ltr">Abstract: This article provides a comprehensive overview of digital technologies for water use and management in agriculture, examining recent applications and future prospects. It examines key water-related challenges - scarcity, pollution, inefficient use and climate change - and shows how various digital technologies such as Remote Sensing, Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things, Big Data, Robotics, Smart Sensors and Blockchain can help address them. The review finds that these technologies offer significant potential for improving water management practices, with Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence emerging as the most versatile and widely adopted. Efficient irrigation strategies appear to be the most common application across technologies. Digital solution

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Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1016/j.agwat.2025.109347
Catalogue ID
NRmo3d4gae-04f
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