🔆How technology is Enabling smart farming?
✅Synopsis: Millions of farmers in India, who often rely on luck or favorable weather for a decent harvest, could be benefitted with access to better technologies which are affordable.
▪️Role of Technology in agriculture
✅Crop and Soil Monitoring – using censors or Internet of Things, for example Understanding the level of soil moisture and predicting the right time to start sowing
✅Predictive agriculture analytics – Predicting the amount of fertilizers needed to maximize the farm yield using Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning Tools
✅Real time Data Analytics – to build an efficient and smart supply chain
✅Weather based advisories – using data analytics to provide accurate advice to the farmers.
✅Pest and disease management – through use of Drone technology along with sensors enabled with AI
✅Water Management – to use the water resources optimally technology is used to link irrigation facility with soil sensors
✅Smart Supply Chain – Applications are developed to solve the crop marketing and logistical issues, reducing the intervention of middle men, addressing price volatility, wastage, and unfair trade practices. Ex- eNAM
✅Quality Assessment – Use of computer vision and deep learning tool can be used to provide monitoring and grading solutions which adds value to product.
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