# Smart farming is already proving profitable in some regions, global analysis finds

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-19T19:00:01+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-smart-farming-profitable-regions-global.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/smart-farming-is-already-proving-profitable-in-some-regions-global-ana-56e236/

The use of robots, drones and AI tools in agriculture is already paying off on 42% of the world's cropland. This could increase to 50% in the next 20 years and to as much as 75% if every country tightened environmental regulations. If every country loosened its regulations, it would fall to 31%.

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