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Digital Twins in Agriculture: From Technological Promise to Epistemological Tension in Complex Agroecosystems

#236 | Source: Source: MDPI | Published on June 17th, 2026

“We argue for a shift in perspective. Rather than pursuing increasingly precise predictions, there is a need to develop digital twins that explicitly account for uncertainty and support more resilient forms of decision-making.”

Abstract

Digital twin (DT) technology is attracting increasing interest as a potentially valuable tool for the future of agriculture. By offering a dynamic virtual representation of real agricultural systems, it opens up new possibilities for real-time monitoring, simulation, and decision support.