中国农业大模型数据治理、核心技术与应用挑战

    Data governance, core technologies, and application challenges of China’s agricultural large models

    • 摘要: 在智慧农业快速发展背景下,农业大模型作为推动产业智能化转型的关键技术,其架构设计、技术路径与场景适配机制有待系统研究。该文选取15个国内代表性的农业大模型作为研究对象,从数据架构、核心技术及应用生态3个层面进行深入剖析。研究发现,基于多模态融合与知识增强的农业大模型在病虫害识别、产量预测、农情问答和遥感解析等任务中表现优异,展现出良好的农业场景适应性,但同样面临数据质量不均、算力资源配置失衡与领域知识融合不足等问题,制约了其在实际生产中的规模化应用。为此,该文提出应通过立体化重构数据治理体系、协同化突破技术瓶颈、系统化构建应用生态,推动农业大模型从技术验证转向产业赋能。通过系统梳理技术路径与发展方向,为农业大模型在智慧农业建设中的深度应用提供理论参考和实践指导。

       

      Abstract: Large agricultural models can often be required to align with the strategic outline in the National Smart Agriculture Action Plan (2024-2028). This research was performed on the architecture, key technologies, and scenario-specific adaptation of the agricultural large models. A large agricultural model was also evaluated on the construction and operational effectiveness across diverse agricultural applications. Major impediments were then identified for the large-scale adoption, thereby providing actionable insights for the full industrial chain and sustainable agriculture. Among them, 15 representative agricultural large models were selected, according to the domain specificity, scenario coverage, and technical diversity. An analytical framework was adopted, including the data architecture, model design, training schemes, and actual deployment. Each model was examined against its underlying base model, such as generating a pre-trained Transformer model (GPT), a bidirectional encoder representation of the Transformer model (BERT), or a multimodal variant, as well as its fine-tuning strategy, including supervised fine-tuning (SFT), retrieval enhancement generation (RAG), instruction, and human feedback reinforcement learning (RLHF). Evaluation criteria included the computational efficiency, support for multimodal data integration, and performance in real-world agriculture, such as crop monitoring, pest control, and decision support systems. The results show that the large language models (LLMs) were enhanced by multimodal learning and structured agricultural knowledge bases. The performance was significantly improved over the range of agricultural applications. The better performance was achieved in the model architecture with the cross-modal attention mechanisms, hybrid knowledge embedding, and Transformer fusion modules. Significant gains were observed in some tasks, including pest and disease identification from images, yield prediction, soil health prediction, irrigation planning, and personalized agronomic consulting services. For example, the retrieval enhancement generation (RAG) shared a higher accuracy in integrating the real-time sensor data, satellite imagery, and historical agronomic records for better prediction. Several challenges were also identified. A major problem was the limited generalization of the large model, due to the significant regional differences in the climate, soil properties, crop varieties, and tillage. Thus, the performance of the model was reduced when applied to untrained data. In addition, a major bottleneck was the difference in the computing resources; While the model training and complex inference tasks were required for the high-performance computing infrastructure, actual agriculture-particularly in the rural and remote areas. Some limitations were also found in the power, connectivity, and edge computing, leading to unacceptable delays in real-time applications. Semantic misalignment during multimodal fusion-particularly between textual, visual, and genomic data, continues to cause feature inconsistencies and high information loss rates in extreme cases. Some systemic issues included the fragmented and non-standardized data governance, high costs and subjectivity in data annotation, insufficient incentives for cross-institutional data sharing, and economic barriers to adoption among smallholder farmers. It was still lacking in the emerging applications, such as gene editing and agricultural drones. Generally, there was also low digital literacy among end-users. A coordinated approach is often required to effectively harness the potential of the large models in agriculture, particularly from experimental platforms to a scalable industry. Firstly, a unified hierarchical data governance can be expected for the data interoperability, privacy, and sharing, according to the standardized protocols and metadata. Secondly, the cross-modal semantic alignment can be used to realize the model's lightweight, efficient distributed training, and low-latency reasoning optimization of edge devices, such as quantification and knowledge extraction. Finally, an accessible ecosystem can be supported by the multi-stakeholder engagement (including institutions, research institutions, technology providers, and farmers' communities) under policy incentives, including affordable digital tools, capacity-building programs, and publicly verified platforms. Collectively, the AI large models can be integrated with real-world agricultural systems, thereby contributing to intelligent, efficient, and accessible agriculture.

       

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