Smart Farming Practices and Technologies for Agricultural Soil Management
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Artificial Intelligence and Digital Agriculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2026 | Viewed by 7
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Interests: agriculture; innovation; sustainability; soil management; natural resources; occupational safety and health; ergonomics
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Interests: hydrology; soil erosion; hydrology; soil and water conservation; soil monitoring; vineyards
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The sustainable management of agricultural soils has long been central to global food security and environmental health. Over the past decades, soil degradation, nutrient depletion, and inefficient farming practices have posed critical challenges. In response, the integration of digital technologies into agriculture—commonly referred to as “smart farming”—has emerged as a transformative approach to optimize soil management, enhance productivity, and reduce environmental impact.
This Special Issue aims to explore the potential of smart farming practices and innovative technologies in advancing sustainable soil management. We welcome original research and review articles that investigate the role of precision agriculture, data-driven decision-making, and digital tools in improving soil health and agricultural resilience. The scope includes but is not limited to the use of sensors, AI, machine learning, robotics, geospatial technologies, remote sensing and IoT applications in soil monitoring, fertility management, carbon sequestration, and processes that degrade its functions and the services it provides.
We encourage submissions that present cutting-edge research, field-based studies, modeling approaches, interdisciplinary perspectives and offer experimental evidence of the integration of different technologies focusing on protecting and restoring soil health to ensure sustainable use. Papers should provide novel insights into how smart technologies contribute to efficient resource use, sustainability, soil health and climate-smart agriculture. Case studies from diverse agro-ecological zones, as well as policy-oriented analyses, are particularly welcome.
Contributions focusing on practices and solutions to achieve the United Nations' sustainable development goals and addressing the EU Soil Strategy for 2030 are welcome.
Dr. Eugenio Cavallo
Dr. Marcella Biddoccu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- precision agriculture
- soil health monitoring
- digital technologies
- sustainable land management
- climate-smart farming
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