Developing effective agricultural and food policies

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Evidence profile

Sourced from the inline gaps and stated research gap and limitations section and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2024 and 2026, spanning 7 journals. Those papers have been cited 119 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 8 representative gaps

• Edge-AI for Real-Time Agricultural Monitoring: A Review and Conceptual Framework for Organic Farming (2026) · International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research · doi

  Survey-only study without experimental implementation; scarcity and bias in agricultural datasets; poor cross-crop and seasonal generalization; computational and energy limitations of edge hardware; lack of standardized benchmarks; socio-economic and adoption barriers not empirically evaluated.

  generalinline gapsevidence 5/5
  Keywords: survey without experimental implementation scarcity bias agricultural datasets poor cross crop seasonal generalization computational energy
• IOT BASED SMART AGRICULTURE MONITORING AND IRRIGATION SYSTEM (2026) · INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY · doi

  The need for a cost-effective and efficient solution for precision agriculture. The need for a system that can enable real-time monitoring and automated irrigation. The need for a system that can improve irrigation efficiency and optimize water utilization.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: need cost-effective efficient solution precision agriculture system enable
• Emerging insights into silicon-mediated defence systems against insect pests in sugarcane (2026) · Discover Plants · doi

  Adoption in commercial farming is limited by several challenges, including acidic, highly weathered soils with frequent rainfall and intensive cropping. Plant uptake is unpredictable, as fertilizer content does not guarantee availability, and responses vary with soil pH, organic matter, and mineral composition.

  generallimitations sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: adoption commercial farming limited several challenges including acidic
• AI-Driven Crop Rotation Planning System (2026) · International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology · doi

  Traditional farming practices often result in soil nutrient depletion, reduced crop productivity, and increased dependence on chemical fertilizers. There is a need for an intelligent and adaptive crop recommendation system for precision agriculture and sustainable farming practices.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: traditional farming practices often result soil nutrient depletion
• Bundled Sustainable Agricultural Practice Adoption and Fertilizer-Use Intensity: Agroecological and Household Decision-Making Heterogeneity among Smallholder Maize Farmers in Zambia (2026) · African Quarterly Social Science Review · doi

  Sustainable Agricultural Practices are promoted to improve productivity and environmental sustainability in smallholder farming systems, yet evidence remains limited on how bundled SAP adoption shapes fertilizer-use intensity across agroecological and household decision-making contexts.

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: sustainable agricultural practices promoted improve productivity environmental sustainability smallholder farming systems evidence remains limited bundled
• Crop Yield Prediction and Recommendation System using Machine Learning (2026) · International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology · doi

  Developing effective agricultural and food policies on a regional and international scale requires accurate crop yield forecasts. The existing systems have limitations such as high cost and inconsistency.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: developing effective agricultural food policies regional international scale
• Machine learning based recommendation of agricultural and horticultural crop farming in India under the regime of NPK, soil pH and three climatic variables (2024) · Heliyon · cited 119× · doi

  The study identifies the need for advanced agricultural practices and innovative technologies in farming. The study highlights the importance of evaluating individual data sets separately for each crop category.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study identifies need advanced agricultural practices innovative technologies
• Green manuring promotes sustainable soil management in bangladesh through agronomic benefits mechanisms and global perspectives (2026) · Discover Agriculture · doi

  There is a lack of awareness among farmers about the benefits of green manuring. Inadequate seed supply systems and short-term economic constraints hinder the adoption of green manuring. More research is needed to develop location-specific practices and explore innovative biofertilizer technologies.

  generalstated research gapevidence 4/5
  Keywords: there lack awareness among farmers about benefits green

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