Title: A bibliometric analysis of drones-mediated precision farming

Authors: Ajay Chandel; Rajesh Verma; Kiran Sood; Simon Grima

Addresses: Mittal School of Business, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, 144001, India ' Mittal School of Business, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, 144001, India ' Chitkara Business School, Chitkara University, Punjab, 140401, India ' Department of Insurance and Risk Management, Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy, University of Malta, Msida, 2080, Malta; Faculty of Business, Management and Economics, University of Latvia, LV-1586 Riga, Latvia

Abstract: The global agricultural drone market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 35.9% to $5.7 billion by 2025. Along with other orchestrated efforts, farming practices like drone-mediated farming can significantly impact agricultural output, contributing toward achieving the 'zero hunger' sustainable development goal. They improve farmers' productivity, save time and resources, and offer precision agriculture through IoT, AI, sensors, surveillance, spraying capabilities, lower prices, and government support. This research aims to provide a comprehensive and retrospective approach to understanding the vast body of knowledge on drone-mediated agriculture. A bibliometric investigation using VOSviewer and Biblioshiny was conducted to analyse domain development, hot topics, and research trends and to identify future research agendas through thematic mapping and content analysis.

Keywords: drones; unmanned aerial vehicle; agriculture; precision agriculture; SDG goals.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSAMI.2024.141841

International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Management and Informatics, 2024 Vol.10 No.4, pp.347 - 377

Received: 26 Jul 2023
Accepted: 29 Aug 2023
Published online: 02 Oct 2024 *

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