Editing Precision agriculture (section)

==History==
{{See also|Timeline of agriculture and food technology}}

Precision agriculture is a key component of the third wave of modern [[Agricultural revolution (disambiguation)|agricultural revolutions]].  The first agricultural revolution was the increase of [[mechanized agriculture]], from 1900 to 1930. Each farmer produced enough food to feed about 26 people during this time.<ref name="ey.com">{{Cite web| url=https://consulting.ey.com/digital-agriculture-helping-to-feed-a-growing-world/| title=Digital agriculture: Helping to feed a growing world| date=23 February 2017| access-date=3 April 2018| archive-date=15 October 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015002931/https://consulting.ey.com/digital-agriculture-helping-to-feed-a-growing-world/| url-status=dead}}</ref> The 1960s prompted the [[Green Revolution]] with new methods of genetic modification, which led to each farmer feeding about 156 people.<ref name="ey.com"/> It is expected that by 2050, the global population will reach about 9.6 billion, and food production must effectively double from current levels in order to feed every mouth. With new technological advancements in the agricultural revolution of precision farming, each farmer will be able to feed 265 people on the same acreage.<ref name="ey.com"/>