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Smart Agriculture is the process that uses industrial wireless sensors, internet, automation, and artificial intelligence in your farm for a better yield. The primary objective of smart agriculture is to increase crop yield while minimizing manual human labor.
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What is Smart Agriculture And What Are Its Benefits Agriculture is the basis of human survival. It has been practiced since a long time in every part of the world. Earlier the traditional methods of agriculture were practiced. This included manual labor as well. Nowadays, with various advancements in technologies, the agriculture industry has leveled up the game as well. IoT based smart agriculture uses automation to provide you with various data through sensors. What is Smart Agriculture? Smart Agriculture is the process that uses industrial wireless sensors, internet, automation and artificial intelligence in your farm for a better yield. The primary objective of smart agriculture is to increase the crop yield while minimizing manual human labor. Smart agriculture is managed by a software system which provides the farmer with information regarding the crops via sensors, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud system and artificial intelligence. Various technology components include: - Sensors for scanning soil, water, light, temperature and much for providing optimized and accurate data. Software and Hardware dedicated to automation, IoT solutions and providing other information. Telecommunication technologies such as GPS and advanced Internet Protocol Networking system. Data Analytics to collect data from the sensors. This includes soil management, temperature, light, water and humidity levels. - - -
- Satellites and drones for gathering data for the entire field. This is helpful as it makes remote monitoring system possible. Benefits of Smart Agriculture: Smart agriculture has many benefits which include: - - - - - - - Increases crop yield in terms of both quality and quantity. Decreases manual labor which otherwise would be expensive. Reduces waste and boosts efficiency. Trace abnormalities in crops’ growth. Provide source of income in rural areas. Remote sensors allow you to monitor the farm from anywhere, anytime. Keep a check on factors such as light, humidity, temperature, etc. Smart farming has come a long way and is undeniably a revolutionary technology which will help the agriculture industry in the times to come.