To do the Right Thing in the Right Time at the Right Place, which is the moto of precision farming, using IOT is the smartest answer. Internet of things make possible simple technology based farming. Though its initial cost is a bit high but its maintenance cost is near zero and we can reduce our labour cost using this. Automation, robotics ,sensors, UAVs(drones), different mobile apps are created using IOT. We can estimate the yield of an area by putting inputs in a software. Special condition farming in greenhouse can give us the opportunity of growing off season crops and more profit . Vertical farming is the smart way of production of crop in a limited area. Using soil moisture sensor we can supervise our field moisture. We can take care of animal health using health apps, drip irrigation can help us to supply the optimum moisture in field. Using UAVs we can supervise the pest and disease incidence even can spray pesticide using them. Climate and weather forecasting with the help of satellite warns us about natural calamities so that we can take wise decisions for saving our crops. We can be able to apply VRT(Variable Rate Technology )by fertilizer application management.In Indian agriculture,ICRISAT approved the use of drone in agriculture.
Some examples of IOT are...
A S AGRI is a vertical farming company.
Apps like Kheti Bari aims to promote and support organic farming.
Aarav Unmanned Systems provide drone to farmers
Aquaconnect is a helping app of shrimp and fish farmers.
Manohar Sambandam, a tech entrepreneur turned farmer makes a robotic platform Grobomac to harvest cotton. Many other successful ventures are there to help the farmers.
Hence IOT is undoubtedly a smart solution in modern day technology based agriculture. It is environment friendly and sustainable. In IOT based agriculture the farmer can control his own field condition from any other place through internet and mobile app. This do more with less approach can attract new generation towards agriculture as occupation.So let’s held the hand of IOT and make the agriculture smarter, easier and sustainable one.
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