An Imperative Role of Industry 4.0 in Revolutionizing Horticulture Sector

According to the Food and Agricultural Organization, horticulture production needs to be improved by 60% to provide for the increasing population's need for nutrition by 2030. Limited studies have discussed digitalization in horticulture with sustainability aspects and have yet to discuss other enabling technologies such as digital twins, augmented reality, and cloud computing. The current study presents the significance of digitalization with the IoT, AI, digital twin, augmented reality, and cloud computing. After the analysis, the study identified that the digital twin is implemented to identify climate set points, different fruit qualities, and crop management strategies. The study also observed that AI oversees weeds through computer vision. The study concludes that augmented reality estimates potential changes that may enhance the supply chain of fresh horticulture produce and allow for the timely monitoring of greenhouse operations due to ongoing uncertainties.