Smart farming is a concept in agriculture that involves data collection, data analysis, and data-driven decision making to increase yield, monitor crops and animals, and improve overall efficiency in all possible agricultural operations. Smart farming method or concept employs various technologies that become the means of operation. For example, to collect data, smart farming depends on the internet of things (IoT) and other sensorbased technologies, which allow seamless data collection. For data analysis, various farm management software and artificial intelligence (AI) based tools can be used to make sense of the collected data, and later autonomous machines and other mechanical equipment can be utilized to take necessary actions; for example, drones can be used to spread inputs such as pesticides and fertilizers.

The agriculture sector is quickly emerging in platform economics, and the rapid development of digital interfaces does not entirely depend on supply and demand. Collaborative platforms, such as finance, renting farms, exchanging services, and produces such as seeds, fruits, vegetables, and others have also appeared along with marketplaces. As internet networks are expanding into rural areas and smart devices are penetrating the agriculture sector, more opportunities to use technology for the benefit of farmers are growing. The agricultural produce, supplies, equipment, among others, are available on various platforms.

Indoor farming is an important part of modern agriculture for producing crops in a controlled environment. There is an increasing growth for indoor farming globally propelled by the rising world population along with a consequent demand for consistent food supplies. Conventional agriculture is suitable for areas with sufficient land and water supply. Since the percentage of arable land and water supply to support conventional agriculture is diminishing, the demand for indoor farming is heightening. Indoor farms can help to grow the total crop yield per unit area by utilizing the stacked layers of potted seeds, and this is further expected to drive the market. Indoor farming mainly implements methods, including aquaponics, aeroponics, and hydroponics also utilizes artificial lighting such as LED lights for adequate light levels and nutrients. Indoor farming method or concept further employs various technologies that become the means of operation. For instance, to collect data, indoor farming depends on the Internet of Things (IoT), GPS, and other sensor-based technologies, which allow seamless data collection. For data analysis, several farm management software and artificial intelligence (AI) based tools can be utilized to make sense of the collected data, and later autonomous machines and other mechanical equipment can be employed to take necessary actions.

The practice of using limited space and resources for planting is known as vertical farming. It’s a way of harvesting crops on shelves and towers located vertically rather than conventional horizontal farming. In vertical farming, crops are cultivated indoors, underneath artificial conditions of light and temperature. In other words, vertical farming aims to offer higher productivity in smaller spaces. During vertical farming, preferred arrays of the light spectrum sub for the Sun and nutrients are delivered with water, eradicating the need for soil. Vertical farming predominantly focuses on efficiencies, such as growing crops more quickly than conventional farming, employing technology such as sensors, robots, and LEDs as a Sun replacement, with algorithms to optimize lighting and growing conditions. Vertical farms require costly energy and costlier engineers than conventional farming.

The agriculture industry is one of the biggest and most revenue-generating industries in the world. The agricultural production by the farmers helps in tackling the global food demand, which is expected to increase with the growing population. Farmers worldwide depend on agricultural production for their livelihood, and increased efficiency in the field would help in the upliftment of farmers and an increased global agricultural production. Farm management software and data analytic solutions can play a significant role in the growth of the global agricultural sector.

In recent times, high emphasis has been laid on the adverse effects of conventional agriculture on the environment. Some of these concerns include depletion of natural resources, misuse of synthetic chemical inputs into the soil, and contamination of water resources. To meet the growing global food demand with the increasing population, which is expected to reach 9.74 billion by 2050, alternative, and optimized ways of growing and monitoring crops have been innovated, thereby implementing smart farming techniques. This has led to a great rise in alternative production systems within both small growers and large-scale commercial productions.

Fertigation is a method for applying fertilizers by incorporating the fertilizer into irrigation water by means of a drip, sprinkler, or center pivot system. In this system, fertilizer solution is evenly distributed during irrigation. Since nutrients are readily available, efficiency is higher. Liquid fertilizers, as well as water-soluble fertilizers, are used in this method. Using this method, fertilizer use efficiency can be increased from 80% to 90%.

7 月出栏环比总体下降。截止8 月14 日，已有17 家上市生猪养殖企业披露7 月销售简报，按此前统计的16 家上市公司情况，7 月合计销售量达到969 万头，同比增长15.0%，环比下降6.7%；1-7 月累计销售量达到7283.3 万头，同比增长42.9%，大部分企业出栏环比出现了下降，金新农、天康生物、中粮家佳康环比降幅分别达到25.6%、20.2%、19.0%。 1-7 月大部分公司的出栏量已经完成计划接近50%，其中牧原股份、京基智农完成度约60%，大部分公司下半年仍有提量的可能。

美豆方面：根据美豆2022/23 年度新作平衡表，USDA 将种植面积从8830 万英亩下调至8800 万英亩，而单产从51.5 蒲氏耳/英亩调增至51.9 蒲氏耳/英亩，均超出市场预期，两者影响下新作产量预计为45.31 亿蒲氏耳。而新作压榨没有调整导致新作结转库存由2.3 亿蒲上调至2.45 亿蒲，高于预期的2.26 亿蒲，使得库消比来到5.41%。

2022 年7 月份我国主要上市猪企合计出栏生猪831.54 万头，环比下降6.36%，同 比增长13.43%。其中正邦科技、温氏股份、天邦食品、唐人神、东瑞股份生猪出 栏量分别环比增长17.54%/7.49%/5.52%/11.51%/27.19%；牧原股份、大北农、傲农 生物、天康生物和金新农7 月份生猪出栏量环比下降明显，分别环比下降 12.98%/5.42%/11.85%/20.20%/25.57%。同比来看，大部分企业7 月生猪出栏量均 保持同比增长，其中牧原股份、金新农、傲农生物、东瑞股份、唐人神生猪出栏 量同比增量高达52.57%、68.27%、69.85%、76.89%、109.31%，但大北农、正邦 科技7 月生猪出栏量同比减少41.26%、49.60%。2022 年1-7 月份，牧原股份出栏 量达到全年出栏目标的68%，其他上市猪企1-7 月生猪出栏进度约在53%左右， 其中天邦食品、天康生物出栏完成度相对较低，分别为48.12%、49.88%。从出栏 结构来看，7 月份牧原股份仔猪销售比例明显降低，但正邦科技、唐人神、东瑞股 份仔猪出栏比例大幅上升。