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Development of Artificial Intelligence and Potential Impact of Its Applications in Agriculture on Labor Use and Productivity

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  • Figiel Szczepan

    (PhD, DSc, ProfTit, Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics National Research Institute, Department of Agricultural Economy, Agricultural Policy and Rural Development, ; ul. Świętokrzyska 20, 00-002, Warsaw, Poland)

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most striking recent technology developments. Potentially, it can significantly affect all areas of economic activities including agriculture. The paper addresses two issues such as the actual essence of AI and its most important current and expected future applications in agriculture and their potential impact on labor use and productivity of this sector. The research methods applied in the paper are critical analysis of selected literature sources and deductive reasoning regarding the likely influence of ai applications on labor use in agriculture and its total factor productivity. It was found out that applications of AI in agriculture are numerous and very diverse both in terms of technological solutions and managed processes. Moreover, the market for AI applications in agriculture is expected to grow quite rapidly due to an increasing tendency to automatize agricultural production and marketing processes. This inevitably leads to substitution of physical labor with sophisticated machinery and robots. Also, it generates demand for new labor competencies needed to manage increasingly capital intensive agricultural production and related processes driven by the use of AI. Based on mainly theoretical considerations, it can be surmised that widespread use of ai in agriculture should positively contribute to the growth in the total factor productivity (TFP) of the sector. Consequently, countries where agricultural producers adopt AI solutions faster can gain competitive advantage in food production.

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  • Figiel Szczepan, 2022. "Development of Artificial Intelligence and Potential Impact of Its Applications in Agriculture on Labor Use and Productivity," Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej / Problems of Agricultural Economics, Sciendo, vol. 373(4), pages 5-21, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:vrs:zerpae:v:373:y:2022:i:4:p:5-21:n:5
    DOI: 10.30858/zer-153583
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    Keywords

    artificial intelligence; labor use; agricultural sector productivity;
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    JEL classification:

    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
    • Q16 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services
    • J43 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Agricultural Labor Markets

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