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    Sustainability and Environmental Impact of AgriTech Solutions
    (Springer, Singapore, 2025) Rushda Sharf, Ambrina Sardar Khan, Yusra Sharf
    Agritech plays an important role to achieve the sustainable agriculture, which is all about balancing the needs of the environment, society, and the economy. Three key factors of sustainable agriculture, i.e., environmental, societal, and economic, are integrated with agritech, which plays a vital role in achieving this balance. Agritech offers an extensive collection of instruments and innovative technologies aimed to reduce the negative ecological impacts associated with traditional agriculture techniques. These technologies enable agricultural experts to make decision in data analysis, enhance operational efficiency, and mitigate risks associated with agricultural activities. Precision agriculture plays an important role in agritech, using satellite imagery, drones, and sensors to monitor crop conditions, soil health, and weather patterns. This empirical approach enables agriculturalists to manage the application of fertilizers, irrigation, and other vital resources, making it easier to optimize the allocation of resources while reducing waste. Agritech solutions simplify real-time crop health monitoring, quickly identify pest, and efficiently manage diseases, enabling timely actions to minimize crop losses. While agritech offers numerous benefits, but its use in sustainable agriculture comes with some challenges. For example, one major challenge is the high initial cost, which can make it difficult for some farmers to get started. Agritech can negatively impact biodiversity and the environment, leading deforestation and habitat loss from clearing land for farming. The usage of synthetic fertilizers may contaminate soil and water, while also playing a role in climate change. This chapter examines the merits and drawbacks of agricultural techniques and their consequential impact on the environment.