Canada’s
food and agriculture industry,
in focus.

Extension and Machinery Adoption Gaps

25.8% of this theme group

Researchers highlight difficulties in transferring technology and adopting modern machinery among farmers.

Agricultural machinery (87) · Agriculture (363) · Agricultural extension (51) · Extension (36)

Use of information and communication technologies for transfer of technology- The impact on adoption of improved agricultural technology

A Comment on the Study of Agricultural Technology Extension

Climate Impacts on Food Security

19.9% of this theme group

Studies flag climate change as a major threat to agricultural productivity and food availability.

Climate change (191) · Agriculture (299) · Food security (103) · Environmental resource management (68)

Climate-smart agriculture: Insights and challenges

Climate Smart Agriculture: An Option for Changing Climatic Situation

Adaptation Challenges for Smallholders

15.4% of this theme group

Papers discuss obstacles faced by small-scale farmers in implementing climate‑smart practices.

Agriculture (235) · Climate change (86) · Food security (56) · Livelihood (35)

The Dynamics of Climate Change Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Climate-Smart Agriculture among Small-Scale Farmers

Uptake of Climate-Smart Agriculture in West Africa: What can we learn from climate-smart villages of Ghana, Mali and Niger?

Precision Agriculture Implementation Issues

13.8% of this theme group

Research points to technical and infrastructural barriers limiting smart farming adoption.

Agriculture (203) · Precision agriculture (27) · Archaeology (19) · Agricultural engineering (22)

Sustainable computing in smart agriculture: survey and challenges

Smart Agriculture Development and Its Contribution to the Sustainable Digital Transformation of the Agri-Food Sector

Production Management and Animal Welfare

12.9% of this theme group

Works examine constraints in farm management systems and concerns for animal health.

Agricultural science (35) · Agriculture (92) · Production (27) · Animal welfare (6)

Farm Management Information Systems.

Evaluating Impacts of Climate Change on Farm Management

IoT Security and Reliability Concerns

7.0% of this theme group

Authors raise worries about data security and system robustness in connected farming solutions.

Internet of Things (95) · Agriculture (100) · Computer security (17) · Cloud computing (16)

An Internet of Things (IoT) Architecture for Smart Agriculture

Impact of Internet of Things (IoT) in Smart Agriculture

Robotics Integration Barriers

5.1% of this theme group

Literature notes technical and economic hurdles to deploying agricultural robots at scale.

Robot (52) · Robotics (35) · Agriculture (67) · Automation (10)

Agricultural Robotics

Global trends in the development of agricultural robotics

Effectiveness of Climate‑Smart Strategies

21.6% of this theme group

Researchers caution that climate‑smart agriculture outcomes are uneven and need rigorous evaluation.

Agriculture (73) · Climate change (33) · Food security (23) · Natural resource economics (17)

Climate Smart Agriculture: Achievements and Prospects in Africa

Is Climate-Smart Agriculture effective? A review of selected cases.

Subsidy and Adoption Dynamics

21.4% of this theme group

Studies warn that policy incentives may not translate into widespread technology uptake.

Agriculture (74) · Agricultural economics (21) · Agricultural machinery (11) · Subsidy (6)

An Assessment of Experimental Evidence on Agricultural Technology Adoption in Developing Countries

Cultivating Change: Computational Strategies for Enhancing Adoption of Agricultural Technology in Developing Countries: A Review

Livestock and Crop Management Trade‑offs

16.9% of this theme group

Works highlight potential conflicts between animal production and sustainable agronomic practices.

Milking (4) · Animal science (4) · Livestock (6) · Agronomy (6)

Integrated farm management for sustainable agriculture: Lessons for knowledge exchange and policy

Assessing cover crop and intercrop performance along a farm management gradient

Livelihood Risks under Climate Change

16.1% of this theme group

Authors caution that climate‑smart practices may not fully protect rural incomes.

Agriculture (61) · Food security (19) · Livelihood (11) · Climate change (17)

Assessing the role of climate-smart agriculture in combating climate change, desertification and improving rural livelihood in Northern Nige

Adoption of agricultural practices with climate smart agriculture potentials and food security among farm households in northern Nigeria

IoT and Drone Deployment Limits

11.7% of this theme group

Papers point out scalability and regulatory challenges for sensor and drone technologies.

Internet of Things (7) · Robot (6) · Agriculture (30) · Drone (3)

A Comprehensive Study of Using Internet of Things (IOT) in Monitoring System for Smart Agriculture

Making Agriculture More Intelligent: Progress of Agricultural Robots

Credit Access and Inequality Effects

7.3% of this theme group

Research flags that financing gaps can exacerbate disparities in technology adoption.

Agriculture (25) · Productivity (10) · Agricultural economics (10) · Agricultural machinery (6)

Access to credit and heterogeneous effects on agricultural technology adoption: Evidence from large rural surveys in Ethiopia

The impact of agricultural technology adoption on income inequality: a propensity score matching analysis for rural Ethiopia

Profitability of Agroforestry Practices

4.9% of this theme group

Studies question the economic returns of integrating trees and wetlands into farms.

Wetland (3) · Profitability index (3) · Agronomy (4) · Agroforestry (5)

Climate change and maize yield in southern Africa: what can farm management do?

Farm Management Practices Used by Wheat Producers in the Western Great Plains: Estimating Their Productivity and Profitability

Wireless Sensor Networks for Precision Farming

21.2% of this theme group

Opportunities focus on low‑power sensors enabling real‑time field monitoring.

Agriculture (503) · Wireless sensor network (85) · Precision agriculture (108) · Agricultural engineering (103)

Innovations in Sensor-Based Systems and Sustainable Energy Solutions for Smart Agriculture: A Review

Smart Agriculture System

IoT‑Enabled Cloud Analytics

17.8% of this theme group

Research highlights cloud platforms that process farm data collected via IoT devices.

Internet of Things (451) · Agriculture (495) · Cloud computing (108) · Precision agriculture (129)

Smart agriculture system using IoT

IoT based System for Smart Agriculture

Autonomous Agricultural Robots

14.9% of this theme group

Papers explore mobile robots capable of performing planting, weeding, and crop collection tasks.

Robot (412) · Robotics (77) · Mobile robot (60) · Motion planning (34)

On the Development of Intelligent Autonomous Agricultural Robot

Multi-Purpose Autonomous Agricultural Robot

Greenhouse‑Gas Reduction through Smart Practices

14.8% of this theme group

Studies present climate‑smart techniques that lower emissions while sustaining yields.

Climate change (205) · Agriculture (505) · Food security (143) · Greenhouse gas (43)

Climate-smart agriculture: adoption, impacts, and implications for sustainable development

Climate Smart Agriculture: Innovating Sustainable Practices for a Changing Climate

Deep Learning for Plant Disease Detection

11.5% of this theme group

Research demonstrates convolutional networks identifying crop ailments early to improve productivity.

Convolutional neural network (78) · Agriculture (263) · Plant disease (39) · Precision agriculture (80)

Deep Learning Techniques for Smart Agriculture Applications

An Efficient Disease Prediction in Smart Agriculture Using Advanced Deep Learning Methods for Improving Crop Productivity

Technology Adoption for Poverty Alleviation

11.0% of this theme group

Works show how modern machinery can boost yields and reduce rural poverty.

Agriculture (331) · Agricultural machinery (69) · Agricultural economics (72) · China (40)

Small-scale Farming, Agricultural Productivity and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria: The Enabling Role of Agricultural Technology Adoption

Application of Sustainable Agricultural Technology to Increase Productivity and Food Security

AI‑Driven Farm Management Systems

8.8% of this theme group

Papers describe intelligent platforms optimizing livestock and crop operations for efficiency.

Production (35) · Livestock (18) · Management system (12) · Animal science (9)

A Farm Management Information System Using Future Internet Technologies

Leveraging Generative AI For Sustainable Farm Management Techniques Correspond To Optimization and Agricultural Efficiency Prediction

Toronto

35.3% across the displayed hubs

64 companies hiring · $6.2B disclosed funding

Vancouver

18.5% across the displayed hubs

37 companies hiring · $253.8M disclosed funding

Calgary

11.7% across the displayed hubs

26 companies hiring · $75.8M disclosed funding

Montreal

11.0% across the displayed hubs

20 companies hiring · $123.7M disclosed funding

Mississauga

8.1% across the displayed hubs

26 companies hiring · $25.8M disclosed funding

Winnipeg

5.5% across the displayed hubs

11 companies hiring · $494.8M disclosed funding

Edmonton

5.4% across the displayed hubs

11 companies hiring · $145.3M disclosed funding

Ottawa

4.5% across the displayed hubs

7 companies hiring · $30.0K disclosed funding