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say advocates of an expanding type of agriculture called precision farming. This is based on research that shows there is a significant variation in how crops grow over distances as small as an acre,
But Josã Â Molin, a precision farming researcher at the University of Sao paulo in Brazil, says the concept has promise for farmers with
The key is precision farming: the convergence of digital technology that allows farmers to apply just the right amount of fertilizer and water on their fields.
#Precision farming Gains Global Foothold (Op-Ed) Lloyd Treinish leads the environmental science team in the Industry Solutions Department at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research center.
and precision farming says IIASA researcher Hugo Valin who led the study. The study's findings particularly apply to developing countries.
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