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technology for precision agriculture, evidenced by the fact of having no representation in that society,and this is
the main obstacle to the development of precision agriculture in the country.
Despite the many obstacles listed earlier, business opportunities for precision farming technologies and yield
monitor systems are immense in many developing countries. The scope for funding new hardware, software and
consulting industries related to precision agriculture is gradually widening (Shanwad et al., 2004).
Precision farming is still only a concept in many developing countries and strategic support from the public and
private sectors is essential to promote its rapid adoption. Successful adoption, however, comprises at least three
phases including exploration, analysis and execution.The role of agricultural input suppliers, extension advisors
and consultants in the spread of these technologies is vital. For instance, public agencies should consider
supplying free data such as remotely sensed imagery to the universities and research institutes involved in
precision farming research. Also, professional societies of agronomy, agricultural informatics, and engineering
must provide training guidance in the use of technologies. The involvement of inter/disciplinary teams is essential
in this. Small farm size will not be a major constraint, if the technologies are available through consulting, custom
and rental services.
As indicated, the costs and availability of high resolution satellite imagery often limit their applications in
Precision Agriculture (Zhang and Kovacs, 2012). Consequently unmanned aerial vehicles could be an inexpensive
and more practical substitute for satellite and general aviation aircraft for high resolution remotely sensed data.
Moreover, are immediately accessible as a tool for remote sensing scientists and farmers (Zhang et al., 2012).
5 Conclusion
In Mexico there is no interest of the agricultural research agencies in Precision agriculture, except timid research
attempts .The universities directly involved as Chapingo University, the University of Guanajuato and the Antonio
Narro Agrarian Autonomus University Autonomus perform some research in the form of thesis highlighting the
latter by the amount of effort with the largest number of thesis.
As a strategy it is possible to promote the rapid development of precision agriculture in the country if institutions
with lines of research in his graduate-level expertise in Meca tronics.There is in the country more than 150
schools offering Bachelor in mechatronics, and 10 postgraduate doctoral level and 19 postgraduate Master Level
(Anonymous, 2010), which may include in its research the development of systems and equipment for precision
agriculture. It should encourage the creation of more manufacturing companies and design Unman Aerial
Systems.
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