Smart Farming

 

                  Smart Farming

Smart farming means the use of various technologies, including UAVs, Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, robotics, and IoT, to monitor farming operations, reduce human labor and boost the quality and quantity of farm produce.

It’s the integration of modern ICT (information and communication technologies) into agriculture to optimize and streamline crops and livestock production.

Today, their several technologies farmers can leverage to manage their farms, including:

• Location systems like GPS and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Satellite Imagery
• Sensors for monitoring humidity, water levels, Soil Ph, Sunshine, and temperature
• Agriculture specific software that merges agronomy and cybernetic to make farm management hassle-free
• Communication via Cellular IoT solutions and Low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs)
• Data Analysis systems that provide farmers real-time data on crop and animal health

These technologies provide farmers with full control of the activities in their farms. They also help them make informed decisions that will benefit their crops and livestock.

Smart farming is dependent on Internet of Things (IoT). IoT binds all these technologies together, creating a data-based system that farmers can depend on to manage their farms. The best part is they can do all of this via their smartphone or tablets. They don’t have to travel to their farms regularly. 

Through smart agriculture, farm owners can collect and analyze data to identify problems with their crops. Using the analyzed information, they can decide the best way forward to address the challenges. Whether it’s low levels of water or depletion of essential nutrients, they will know what to do.

The end goal of smart agriculture is to increase crop yield while reducing the cost of production. It also supports the efficient use of resources, ranging from human labor to fertilizer and energy to water consumption