FAO defines agricultural automation as the use of machinery and equipment in agricultural operations to improve their diagnosis, decision-making or performing, reducing the drudgery of agricultural work or improving the timeliness, and potentially the precision, of agricultural operations.
ˌɛfˌeɪˈoʊ dᵻfˈaɪnz ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl ˌɔːɾəmˈeɪʃən æz ðə jˈuːs ʌv məʃˈiːnɚɹi ænd ɪkwˈɪpmənt ɪn ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz tʊ ɪmpɹˈuːv ðɛɹ dˌaɪəɡnˈoʊsɪs, dᵻsˈɪʒənmˌeɪkɪŋ ɔːɹ pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ, ɹᵻdˈuːsɪŋ ðə dɹˈʌdʒɹi ʌv ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl wˈɜːk ɔːɹ ɪmpɹˈuːvɪŋ ðə tˈaɪmlinəs, ænd pətˈɛnʃəli ðə pɹɪsˈɪʒən, ʌv ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz.