How far has precision farming and digitalization proceeded in Hungary?
April 25, 2025
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| Article Title: | How far has precision farming and digitalization proceeded in Hungary? |
| Authors: | Czimbalmos R., Asbolt G., Csízi I., Bojté C., Fehér A. |
| Affiliation: | Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Research Institute of Karcag, Hungary Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Doctoral School of Plant Sciences, Gödöllő, Hungary University tutor, Kompolt, Hungary |
| Abstract: | Climate change and rapidly shifting market dynamics have driven input manufacturers, breeders, and farmers to explore new ways, increasingly offering machines, tools, and varieties that meet new ecological challenges. The successful farmers have increased their land holdings to utilize their machinery’s efficiency, taking advantage of land concentration, which contrasts with Brussels’ political intent aimed at increasing the number of small farms. Opposing trends are evident: the number of farms continues to decline while land per farm steadily increases. The accumulated researches and databases in the field of crop production and precision agriculture at the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences Research Institute of Karcag span several decades. Promising innovations include conservation tillage combined with precision agriculture, and mastering and applying these skills has become a major challenge for farmers. Our survey series conducted among farmers confirmed that those with specialized qualifications are willing to make significant financial sacrifices to improve their farming results. The solutions to the complex problem package presented are also intricate, as they must involve crop production, animal husbandry, and the related food industry. |
| Keywords: | precision farming, conservation tillage, agricultural machine distribution, vocational training. |
| *Correspondence: | Róbert, Czimbalmos, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Research Institute of Karcag, Hungary, Kisújszállási street 166. Tel. +36 30 403-2650, email: czimbalmos.robert@uni-mate.hu, Gergő, Asbolt, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Research Institute of Karcag, Hungary, Kisújszállási street 166. Tel. +36 20 348-1162, email: asbolt.gergo@uni-mate.hu, István, Csízi, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Research Institute of Karcag, Hungary, Kisújszállási street 166. Tel. +36 30 903-1516, email: csizi.istvan@uni-mate.hu, Csilla, Bojté, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Research Institute of Karcag, Hungary, Kisújszállási street 166. Tel. +36 20 3995346, email: bojte.csilla@uni-mate.hu, Alajos, Fehér, Kompolt, Hungary, Tel. +36 30 963-6988, email: adrfeher@gmail.coM |
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