Foundation models in smart agriculture: Basics, opportunities, and challenges

J Li, M Xu, L **ang, D Chen, W Zhuang, X Yin… - … and Electronics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The past decade has witnessed the rapid development and adoption of machine and deep
learning (ML & DL) methodologies in agricultural systems, showcased by great successes in …

[HTML][HTML] Advancements in Agricultural Ground Robots for Specialty Crops: An Overview of Innovations, Challenges, and Prospects

MR Barbosa Júnior, RG Santos, LA Sales, LP Oliveira - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Robotic technologies are affording opportunities to revolutionize the production of specialty
crops (fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and horticulture). They offer the potential to automate …

Large language models can help boost food production, but be mindful of their risks

D De Clercq, E Nehring, H Mayne… - Frontiers in Artificial …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Coverage of ChatGPT-style large language models (LLMs) in the media has focused on
their eye-catching achievements, including solving advanced mathematical problems and …

Feasibility of machine learning-based rice yield prediction in India at the district level using climate reanalysis and remote sensing data

D De Clercq, A Mahdi - Agricultural Systems, 2024 - Elsevier
CONTEXT Yield forecasting, the science of predicting agricultural productivity before the
crop harvest occurs, helps a wide range of stakeholders make better decisions around …

[HTML][HTML] Digital evolution and twin miracle of sugarcane breeding

X Wang, Q Wu, H Zeng, X Yang, X Yang, X Yi… - Field Crops …, 2024 - Elsevier
Context Sugarcane, as an important economic crop, faces challenges such as long breeding
cycles, low genetic improvement efficiency, and complex breeding operations. Method In …

[HTML][HTML] Security threats to agricultural artificial intelligence: Position and perspective

Y Gao, SA Camtepe, NH Sultan, HT Bui… - … and Electronics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
In light of their remarkable predictive capabilities, artificial intelligence (AI) models driven by
deep learning (DL) have witnessed widespread adoption in the agriculture sector …

[PDF][PDF] Reconnoitering Precision Agriculture and Resource Management: A Comprehensive Review from an Extension Standpoint on Artificial Intelligence and …

RK Raman, A Kumar, S Sarkar, AK Yadav… - … Research Journal of …, 2024 - api.seea.org.in
Introduction: The agriculture sector is a crucial driver of global economic growth, especially
in the face of the increasing demand for food production to sustain a growing population …

Levelling the field: A review of the ICT revolution and agricultural extension in the Global South

RP Khan, S Gupta, T Daum, R Birner… - Journal of International …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Information and communications technology has evolved significantly over the last
seven decades, beginning with radio and video vans and culminating in the rise of …

[HTML][HTML] Silicon Savannah and smallholder farming: How can digitalization contribute to sustainable agricultural transformation in Africa?

E Njuguna, T Daum, R Birner, J Mburu - Agricultural Systems, 2025 - Elsevier
CONTEXT The development of smallholder agriculture in Africa faces numerous challenges.
While digitalization is seen as a transformative opportunity for the continent's agricultural …

AgXQA: A benchmark for advanced Agricultural Extension question answering

J Kpodo, P Kordjamshidi, AP Nejadhashemi - Computers and Electronics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Large language models (LLMs) have revolutionized various scientific fields in the past few
years, thanks to their generative and extractive abilities. However, their applications in the …