Magazin et al. (2025) Wheat Production Transition Towards Digital Agriculture Technologies: A Review

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Identification

• Journal: Agronomy
• Year: 2025
• Date: 2025-11-18
• Authors: Nenad Magazin, Svetlana Vujić, Branislava Lalić, Vladimír Kočí, Pavel Benka, Vladimir Ćirić, Aleksandar Sedlar, Branko Ćupina, Effrosyni Bitakou, Konstantinos Nychas, Vasilis Psiroukis, Marianna Kotzabasaki, Konstantinos Demestichas
• DOI: 10.3390/agronomy15112640

Research Groups

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Short Summary

This systematic literature review analyzes the global distribution and core digital technologies in wheat production, revealing an uneven adoption of digitalization worldwide, particularly highlighting the dominance of remote sensing and the critical need for improved implementation in less developed countries to enhance food security.

Objective

• To present the global distribution of digitalization in wheat production.
• To identify the core digital technologies applied in wheat management.
• To address challenges and future directions for ensuring the security of producing wheat.

Study Configuration

• Spatial Scale: Global (review of literature covering various regions).
• Temporal Scale: Review of papers published between 2015 and 2025.

Methodology and Data

• Models used: Not applicable (systematic literature review).
• Data sources: 113 peer-reviewed papers selected and examined via a systematic literature review based on PRISMA 2020 guidelines.

Main Results

• Asia accounts for the highest number of research papers (37.4%), followed by Europe (17.4%) and North America (15.7%).
• Remote sensing is the most prevalent digital technology, with satellites listed as a platform in 40.2% of papers and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in 33.0% of studies.
• The review reveals an uneven global distribution of digitalization in wheat production, indicating a significant need for improvement in less developed countries to address food safety more equitably.

Contributions

• Provides a comprehensive analysis of the current state of digitalizing wheat production globally.
• Identifies the core digital technologies predominantly used in wheat management.
• Highlights the geographical disparities in digital agriculture research and adoption for wheat.
• Proposes future opportunities and policy support for integrating digital technologies for all farmers, including small and medium-sized operations.
• Emphasizes the role of digitalization in enhancing food security, particularly in regions with lower adoption rates.

Funding

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Citation

@article{Magazin2025Wheat,
  author = {Magazin, Nenad and Vujić, Svetlana and Lalić, Branislava and Kočí, Vladimír and Benka, Pavel and Ćirić, Vladimir and Sedlar, Aleksandar and Ćupina, Branko and Bitakou, Effrosyni and Nychas, Konstantinos and Psiroukis, Vasilis and Kotzabasaki, Marianna and Demestichas, Konstantinos},
  title = {Wheat Production Transition Towards Digital Agriculture Technologies: A Review},
  journal = {Agronomy},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.3390/agronomy15112640},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15112640}
}