Digitalization and automation of the agricultural sector

Abstract

The research is aimed at studying the necessity and readiness of the agricultural sector for digital changes. New opportunities offered by digitalization to the agricultural sector have been identified. Creating final value for the consumer of the agricultural sector is complicated. Automation allows you to optimize each component of the process, as well as the overall results. Legal positions of optimization of digital changes in the agricultural sector in Russia are studied. The factors hindering the introduction of digital technologies in the agricultural sector in Russia are considered in detail. The structure of the implemented national platform for digital state management of agriculture “Digital agriculture” is considered. Seven main directions of digital development of agriculture are presented. The analysis of the created catalog of digital technologies in the segment of agriculture is made. Digital technologies in the agricultural sector that are in steady demand are identified. We consider popular technologies that were at the peak of expectations, and then reached the plateau of productivity. New digital trends that are changing the agricultural industry have been studied.