Rise of precision agriculture exposes food system to new threats

Photo caption: Agriculture is becoming increasingly dependent on technology. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Photo credit: Lance Cheung. Article by George Grispos and Austin C. Doctor. The Conversation – August 8, 2022.

Farmers are adopting precision agriculture, using data collected by GPS, satellite imagery, internet-connected sensors and other technologies to farm more efficiently. While these practices could help increase crop yields and reduce costs, the technology behind the practices is creating opportunities for extremists, terrorists and adversarial governments to attack farming machinery, with the aim of disrupting food production. […]

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