1. Key Factors of Digital Agriculture in Competitiveness, Sustainability, and Safety Areas

Digital transformation (DT) is progressively changing the paradigm of agricultural enterprises. The adoption of new digital technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, cloud, artificial intelligence, and big data aims, at the first moment, to increase productivity and product quality and reduce environmental impacts. Several studies investigate the characteristics and applications of digital technologies in agriculture. However, there are still few works that link economic, safety, and environmental impacts to these drivers of development. Therefore, through a critical review of the literature, this chapter aims to identify factors acting in competitiveness, sustainability, and safety. The articles identified from the literature were selected through a review process using the Scopus database. The search through the keywords “digital agriculture,” “high-tech farming,” “sustainability,” “competitiveness,” “economic,” and “traceability and safety” returned 128 articles. The results made it possible to identify key factors and describe their influence on the reference areas.