1、Digital agricultureTowards sustainable food securitySeptember 2025epo.orgDIGITAL AGRICULTUREepo.org|02Table of contentsList of tables and figures 04List of abbreviations 06List of countries and world regions 07Executive summary 091.Introduction 161.1.Sustainable food security as we move towards a wo

2、rld of ten billion people.161.2.Policy context.181.3 About this report.221.4 Technologies.222.Technology trends in digital agriculture 242.1.General technology trends.242.2.Internationalisation and filings per intellectual property right(IPR)type.253.Origins of innovation 273.1.Maturity map.273.2.Ap

3、plicant sector analysis.283.3.Regional trends(IPFs).294.Top applicants 344.1.Universities.344.2.Companies.355.Regional focus 375.1.Focus on EPO countries.375.1.1.Universities.375.1.2.Startups.395.2.Focus on Latin America.406.Technology area descriptions and statistics 476.1.Soil working.506.2.Seedin

4、g and fertilising.506.3.Harvesting.506.4.Spoil reduction.50Table of contents|Executive summary|Content|Annex DIGITAL AGRICULTUREepo.org|036.5.Forestry.516.6.Greenhouses.556.7.Growth media.556.8.Animal husbandry.596.9.Milking.626.10.Watering.666.11.Influencing weather conditions.666.12.Pest control.6

5、67.Conclusions and outlook 70Annex 718.Methodology 718.1.Using patent information.718.2.Methodology of this EPO technology insight report.718.3.Patent retrieval.728.4.Data sources and tools used.768.5.Notes on the limits of the study.768.6.Information on non-international patent families.769.Cartogr

6、aphy for digital agriculture 76Bibliography 80Table of contents|Executive summary|Content|Annex DIGITAL AGRICULTUREepo.org|04List of tables and figuresTables Table 1 List of abbreviations.6Table 2 List of countries and world regions.7Table 3 Glossary.14Table 4 Technological evolution in agriculture(