The government recently announced the digital expansion of the sector. (Image for display/Shutterstock)
Agriculture still needs a facelift and the deployment of many technologies. Let’s take a look at some of the innovations that could completely transform agriculture.
Agriculture is India’s largest sector, contributing nearly 75 percent to the country’s GDP through agriculture or other agricultural services. With time, agriculture has seen a boom with the changing technologies and tools for advancement. Sowing animals has been replaced by tractors and now by other machines. Cutting crops is no longer a manual activity.
For example, technology has proven to be the magic spell for the agricultural sector. Recently, the government announced the digital expansion of the sector, giving digital start-ups the space to intervene and revolutionize the sector.
Agriculture still needs a facelift and the deployment of many technologies. Let’s take a look at some of the innovations that could completely transform agriculture:
- 3D chemical printing
3D printers, if introduced in India, could revolutionize agriculture. This technology allows farmers to produce key agrochemicals such as herbicides, pesticides and veterinary medicines only on their farms. It takes no extra time because it can be produced anywhere and anytime. 3D printing requires three key elements: a software app, a 3D printer, and chemical inks. The technology is currently not available in India. However, if this cheap technology arrives in India, it could transform agriculture. - Aquaponics
The fusion of two technologies can produce food in a sustainable environment even in urban areas. The technology uses the technique of hydroponics, ie the way of growing plants in water without soil, as well as breeding fish. It is estimated that by 2050 we will have more than 70 percent urbanized given the increase in population. In such cases, the world needs an alternative to traditional agriculture. Aquaponics is that alternative. It is a closed loop system that not only supplies nutrients to the roots of the plants through water, but also creates a system to use less water and less energy. - Remote sensing and internet of things
Remote sensing technology enables farmers and other stakeholders to make management decisions based on landscape-level data sets, taking into account soil type, water table, land cover, resource use, ecosystem data, pest and disease data, and weather. While this data may come from sensors located in the landscape or on satellites, there are increasing opportunities to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones to track local land use and obtain satellite information in real time using the Internet of Things. or IoT. - Digital image processing with smartphones
A new low-cost hyperspectral image sensor for smartphones could provide an easy way in developing countries to detect crop diseases early and significantly minimize crop losses. This technique allows expansionists to scan plants for disease signals, which can match databases of potential diseases and recommend interventions. When new diseases are discovered, scalers can also add them to the database as they build the database and provide an early warning system. - Sentinal plants
Sentinel plants, also called signal plants, act as indicators for (abiotic) stress in crop systems. They provide early signals of crop stress, such as leaf color changes. These plants can provide early warning of emerging pests and diseases, nutrient deficiencies or changes in soil conditions.
Keywords: Agriculture, Technology
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