Comment No, it won't (Score 1) 61
I've been involved in some of the informatics that goes in to "smart farming". When it is successfully applied, crop yields will be improved, and farmers will do better on the same level of investment. One big thing we're already learning is that there are some places where we are simply wasting effort producing the wrong crops. It does take some training and education but some farmers have a lot to gain by changing what they are growing to better fit the combination of ecological and market forces in their area.
As for who will own the tools, that is a minor part of this. Yes some of the best tools will be too expensive for the smaller farmers but they will still benefit from other farmers having them as they can reduce runoff of both fertilizer and pesticides.
As for who will own the tools, that is a minor part of this. Yes some of the best tools will be too expensive for the smaller farmers but they will still benefit from other farmers having them as they can reduce runoff of both fertilizer and pesticides.