Integrating Regenerative Agriculture and Precision Farming Technologies for Climate-Resilient and Resource-Efficient Cropping Systems
Abstract
The convergence of regenerative agriculture and precision farming technologies represents a transformative pathway for addressing the interconnected challenges of climate change, resource depletion, and food security in global cropping systems. While regenerative agriculture offers principles for restoring soil health, enhancing biodiversity, and sequestering carbon through practices such as conservation tillage, cover cropping, and diversified rotations, precision agriculture provides tools including remote sensing, IoT-based sensors, variable rate technology, and AI-driven decision systems for optimizing resource use at fine spatial scales. However, these approaches have largely evolved in parallel, with limited integration frameworks to harness their synergistic potential. This article examines the conceptual foundations, technological integration pathways, and socio-economic dimensions of combining regenerative principles with precision tools to develop climate-resilient and resource-efficient cropping systems. Through analysis of soil health monitoring, water-use optimization, variable-rate nutrient management, and digital decision-support systems, the article demonstrates how integration can enhance carbon sequestration while improving input use efficiency. Two synthesis tables compare regenerative practices with precision technologies across resource efficiency and climate resilience metrics, and evaluate advantages, limitations, and implementation challenges of integrated systems. The article concludes that policy frameworks supporting technology access, farmer capacity building, and context-specific adaptation strategies are essential for scaling integrated approaches, with future research needed to address data interoperability, climate uncertainty modeling, and equity considerations in technology adoption.
How to Cite This Article
Dr. Daniel Mwangi Kariuki (2026). Integrating Regenerative Agriculture and Precision Farming Technologies for Climate-Resilient and Resource-Efficient Cropping Systems . International Journal of Agriculture Sustainable Farming (IJASF), 2(2), 01-08.