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Precision Agriculture to Ensure Sustainable Land Use for the Future: Precision Agriculture and Arable Land Use
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Author(s): Zia Ur Rahman Farooqi (Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan), Muhammad Ashar Ayub (Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan), Muhammad Nadeem (Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan), Muhammad Shabaan (Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan), Zahoor Ahmad (Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Cukurova, Adana, Turkey), Wajid Umar (Szent Istvan University, Gödöllő, Hungary)and Irfan Iftikhar (Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 21
Source title:
Examining International Land Use Policies, Changes, and Conflicts
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): G. N. Tanjina Hasnat (University of Chittagong, Bangladesh)and Mohammed Kamal Hossain (University of Chittagong, Bangladesh)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4372-6.ch011
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Abstract
Global food security is coupled with the preservation and safe use of arable land resources. Land use competition in terms of commercial land use and urbanization has imparted enormous pressure on soil resources. The arable land of the world is already shrinking due to land degradation and desertification while our efforts to ensure commercial land availability is making the current scenario even worse. Soil degradation has put millions of acres of land as devoid of sustainable use over the past few decades and research shows that situation is going to be worse day by day. Precision agriculture can not only ensure the optimal use of available land but also can increase the restoration potential of global agriculture sectors. Integrated nutrient and pest management along with zero tillage, organic farming, and vertical plantation can be visualized as insurance of land and water conservation for the future. This chapter is an effort to contribute comprehensive information regarding the role of precision farming in the restoration and optimal use of global land resources.
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