Heron v2020

The world’s population is steadily increasing, necessitating an increased food supply.

Agricultural production, particularly field agriculture, must

increase by 70% by 2050, when the global population is predicted to exceed 9 billion people.

Simultaneously, increased agricultural activity leads to the waste and exploitation of

irrigation water, fertiliser, and other phytosanitary products, compromising environmental

sustainability and farmers’ profits.

Due to the fact that agriculture consumes the majority of the world’s land, the urgent need to enhance intensive food production while utilising less land and water in the next few years would necessarily entail significant social,

economic, and environmental consequences.

It is, therefore, critical to identify new strategies based on "Unmanned Special Purpose Vehicles" to lower such expenses by increasing production and revenues while also preserving the environment and at the same time triggering advanced methods of measurements with sensors.