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Not AvailableThe term “foresight” has long been used to describe readiness to deal with long-term issues
(especially on the part of governments). The term “Technology Foresight” took off in the
1990s when countries sought new policy tools to deal with problems in their science,
technology, and innovation systems. Technology Foresight (TF) refers to the process
involved in systematically attempting to look into the long-term future of science,
technology, the economy, and society to identify the areas of strategic research and the
emerging generic technologies likely to yield the greatest economic and social benefits
(Pietrobelli and Puppato, 2016). Overall, TF studies provide strategic information for
decision-making and long-term planning in science and technology, being used by
governments, and organizations to prepare for the future. TF is different from technology
forecasting. TF means a new future-oriented approach while Technology Forecasting is a
traditional forward-looking approach developed in the 1950s in the USA. TF helps to shape
the future of science and technology as well as society. TF is often seen as a set of tools for
informing decisions about science, technology, and innovation (STI) priorities within
established innovation systems (Miles et al., 2017). As the world faces a wide range of
critical challenges, from conflicts and climate change to population growth, countries
increasingly need to harness the right technologies to leverage comparative advantages, drive
economic growth, and fulfil strategic needs. National-level TF is a vital tool for policymakers
to identify domains of high importance or potential. This viewpoint outlines key imperatives
for countries to ensure foresight best delivers value in a pragmatic, repeatable manner.
In this article, we elaborate on TF for agriculture in the next 25 years. The foresight is based
on recent trends in research in developed and developing countries. In Section 2, we focus on
the most prevalent technologies of the 21 century. We anticipate the present and future
application of disruptive technologies in agriculture in Section 3. Section 4 briefs on the
challenges and opportunities of these emerging applications. Finally, we conclude in Section 5Not Availabl