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DefinitionSmart agriculture (スマート農業) is farming that uses IoT sensors, AI, robots and similar technology to reduce labor and raise crop quality and yield.
ExplanationSensors measure temperature, humidity and soil moisture in fields and greenhouses, and watering and ventilation run automatically according to those readings. Self-driving tractors and crop monitoring from above are also used, and these tools help make up for an aging farm workforce and labor shortages.
AnalogyA record-keeping farmhand who reads the field in numbers instead of gut feeling, and hands out only as much water and fertilizer as is needed.