With the world population estimated to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, agriculture production has to increase by a minimum of 70 percent to feed the population. In this episode, we will explore how farm automation in India can increase agricultural produce by several notches.
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Farm automation assists farmers in maximizing their efforts and increasing efficiency.
What is farm automation?
Agriculture is a broad term and covers every aspect of farming. From plowing to planting to harvesting, agriculture covers every aspect of farming. Farm automation assists farmers in every step of farming through machines and the latest technologies.
An article published on Agribazar mentions the following:
“Farm automation (aka Smart Farming) makes farms more efficient and mechanizes the crop production cycle by using robotics innovation to develop drones, autonomous tractors, robotic harvesters, and automatic watering & seeding robots. Although these technologies are fairly new, the sector has seen numerous traditional agriculture businesses adopt farm automation into their processes.”
Let us take a quick look at the technologies used in farm automation:
One: Harvest Automation
Harvesting always poses various challenges. One has to be cautious and gentle with the product so that it is not damaged. Companies such as Abundant Robotics have successfully created robots for harvesting. These robots are capable of harvesting no matter where the produce is grown.
Two: Seeding and Weeding
This type of farm automation helps the farmers with seeding particular crop areas.
The Agribazar article mentions:
“…seeding can easily reduce labor and tedious tasks on the farm. Weeding automation can be unbelievably accurate and reduce pesticide application by 90% with computer vision. Many firms are employing computer vision and robotics technologies to precisely spray herbicides only where and with exactly what’s needed, giving farmers a new way to control weeds.”
Three: Autonomous Tractors
Autonomous tractors are designed to assist farmers to cut labor costs and focus on and increase efficiency. These tractors can be controlled from a distance or pre-programmed for specific jobs.
Four: Drones
Drones can be used in a variety of ways. They can assist farmers in applying pesticides and fertilizers and various other things from a distance. Drones can also help farmers identify problems from a distance.
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