Agriculture is facing a great challenge. More and more problems urges us to renew former cultivation technologies and imply methods that can adapt to the ever-changing circumstances. Agriculture currently cannot keep up with nature’s ongoing changes and cultivation cannot compete with the constantly altering environment.
The changing conditions endanger crop yield security, productivity and they mean rising costs. Besides, food safety expectations are becoming more focused worldwide, there is a growing demand for healthy food, which means that the use of chemicals in cultivation must be greatly reduced.
In the last few decades the trends in agriculture have been towards pushing the continuous increase in crop yields using special materials and technologies, which has, however, resulted in the disruption of the natural balance of the soil. Thus, because of the poor nutrient uptake by the roots, there is an increased risk for plants developing diseases caused by nutrient deficiencies. Plant resistance has decreased markedly, making them more susceptible to diseases, sensitive to environmental change impacts and extreme weather conditions.