SMART
FARMING
BY: Atharv Sharma
CLASS – 7B
ABOUT SMART
FARMING
✓ Smart farming is about using the new technologies
which have arisen at the dawn of the Fourth Industrial
Revolution in the areas of agriculture and cattle
production to increase production quantity and
quality, by making maximum use of resources and
minimizing the environmental impact.
✓ Smart farming is a management concept focused
on providing the agricultural industry with the
infrastructure to leverage advanced technology -
including big data, the cloud and the internet of things
(IoT) for tracking, monitoring, automating and
analyzing operations.
HISTORY
Some say Smart Farming can trace its roots back to
the late 1990s when tractors first started using GPS to
map out farms and cropping maps. In those days the
technology was fraught with problems.
The term Climate Smart Agriculture was defined by
the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations (FAO) at the Hague Conference on Agriculture,
Food Security and Climate Change in 2010.
It is difficult, therefore, to pinpoint any one moment
when farming 'went smart. It is more of an ongoing
process. Some say Smart Farming can trace its roots
back to the late 1990s when tractors first started
using GPS to map out farms and cropping maps.
ADVANTAGES
Some say Smart Farming can trace its roots back to the late
1990s when tractors first started using GPS to map out farms
and cropping maps. In those days the technology was
fraught with problems.
The term Climate Smart Agriculture was defined by the Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) at
the Hague Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and
Climate Change in 2010. It can help farmers avoid accidental
deforestation and soil erosion. In addition, smart irrigation
systems can help farmers reduce water usage, and some
smart farming technologies helps generate renewable
energy. Moreover, many smart farming solutions are
designed to be carbon-neutral or even carbon-negative.
ADVANTAGES
It increases their yields:
• Traditional farming practices often yield lower crop yields due to pests
and poor soil fertility. These new technologies helps farmers overcome
these challenges using precision agriculture techniques. Precision
agriculture is a farming management system that uses modern
technologies to optimize activities such as planting, irrigation, and crop
scouting. It is among the most revolutionary smart farming benefits
which reduce their costs.
• Farming is a capital-intensive industry, and farmers often incur high
costs for inputs such as seeds, fertilizer, and fuel. Smart farming
technologies like Farm Management Information System (FMIS) can help
farmers reduce costs by improving input management and decision-
making
• Improved environmental stewardship:
Farming is often associated with environmental degradation, but smart farming
promotes more sustainable farming. For example, some precision agriculture
systems include geo-fencing, a technology that prevents farm machinery from
straying into protected areas. It can help farmers avoid accidental deforestation
and soil erosion.
• Less human errors: Section control farmers can benefit from removing the human
errors that are bound to happen when dealing with large farmland areas. The
technology does this by precision mapping the field, which is then used to guide
farm machinery. It ensures that crops are planted correctly and at the correct
depth, preventing seed losses due to incorrect planting.
• Data collection and analysis: In addition, data collected by smart farming
technologies can be used to improve crop breeding programs. By understanding
the conditions under which a particular variety of crops performs well, breeders
DISADVANTAGES
• Soil Fertility Decline: Repeated use of the same land for the same
crops can lead to nutrient depletion and reduced soil fertility
• Inefficient Water Use: Traditional irrigation methods often lead to
water wastage and inadequate water supply to crops.
• Pest and Disease Vulnerability: Limited pest control measures can
result in significant crop losses due to infestations and diseases.
• Low Productivity: Traditional farming methods generally yield lower
crop outputs compared to modern techniques.
• Labor Intensive: Many traditional farming practices require extensive
manual labor, making them time-consuming and physically
demanding..
• Environmental Impact: Practices such as slash-and-burn farming
contribute to deforestation, soil erosion, and loss of biodiversity
• Limited Access to Markets: Traditional farmers often face challenges
in accessing markets to sell their produce, limiting their income
potential.
• Lack of Technological Advancements: Traditional farming often relies
on outdated tools and methods, reducing efficiency and productivity.
• Climate Vulnerability: Traditional farming methods are often less
resilient to climate change, making crops more susceptible to
extreme weather conditions.
• Economic Sustainability: Dependence on subsistence farming and
lack of diversification can lead to economic instability for farming
households.
• Knowledge Gap: Limited access to modern agricultural knowledge
TYPES OF
SMART
FARMING
GPS TECHNOLOGY:
GPS allows farmers to accurately navigate to
specific locations in the field, year after year, to
collect soil samples or monitor crop conditions.
DRONES TECHNOLOGY:
Drones can assist in precision agriculture by
performing variety of agricultural tasks including soil
health monitoring, seed planting, fertilizer
application, crop stress management, irrigation
schedule planning, weed management, crop
management.
PRECISION AGRICULTURE:
It is the science of improving crop yields and assisting
management decisions using high technology sensor
and analysis tools. PA is a new concept adopted
throughout the world to increase production, reduce
labor time, and ensure the effective management of
irrigation processes.
LIVESTOCK MONITORING:
Livestock monitoring system is a revolutionary
solution architected and developed using sensors,
GPS, etc. and integrating all these with a network
protocol for communication. This monitoring system
helps the farmers to keep a check on their farm
animals remotely.
AIRFLOW SENSORS:
Agriculture sensors such as air temperature and
humidity, soil moisture, soil pH, light intensity, and
carbon dioxide are often used to collect data in all
aspects of crop growth such growth, and harvest.
AUTOMATIC IRRIGATION:
This method helps us to use the available water resources
more efficiently by sensing the moisture present in the
soil and apart from that it is actually predicting the
weather by sensing two parameters temperature and
humidity.
WEATHER FORECASTING:
The proposed weather monitoring system is based on
lot technology designed using proteus simulation tool
which collects necessary environmental data by using a
Temperature sensor, Pressure senso, Soil moisture
sensor, Rain sensor, etc.
AUTOMATED GREENHOUSE:
It can be used to grow plants under controlled climatic
condition optimal production in order to control the
climate factors and environment autonomously it requires
a computers equipment.
BENEFITS & STATISTICAL DATA
ON INDIAN AGRICULTURE :
45% decrease in use of pesticides, water, and energy
60% less employment
55% decrease in general spending
54.6% of the Indian population engaged in agriculture and allied activities.
60% land available for agriculture.
Contributes 17% to the country's GROSS DOMESTIC VALUE.-Agricultural sector is
mainly dependent on monsoon.
CONCLUSION:
With modern technology, smarter farming
practices can lead to greater efficiency and
reduce environmental impact. Smart
farming also offers many benefits for
consumers, including fresher produce with
fewer pesticides, improved taste and
nutrition levels in foods, reduced food
waste and longer shelf life.
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