Smart Agriculture: Hydroponics & Internet of Things

Soil, the important component for the growth of plants. It
provides all nutrients and water etc. for the successful
growth of plants. Plants, however, need a large space and open
field to grow whereas space in the urban area is one of the
limiting factors for any type of agriculture production. By the
effort of plant scientists, Hydroponics was developed to meet
out this challenge.

In the Context of developing India, farmers need some bits
of help in the different stages of crop growth and the guidance
should be given at the right time. Our Country is agriculture
oriented but due to the lack of geospatial information, weather
prediction, market conditions and external condition farmers
are suffering a lot of problems; economy, social, and politics.

Various challenges in the agricultural domain are identified:-

1.System cost is high, so it is not affordable by poor farmers of
India.

2.It requires deep skills and practical knowledge to grow
crops.

3.Less awareness, so the result is an unfocused sector of
agriculture in India.

4.Providing skills and training to all types
of farmers from poor to average is not an easy task.

5.Ensure for
the better outcome and high yields commitment for the farmer
and helping them to create interest is another reason.

6.If the
farmers willing to work in this area, and having less
knowledge about the system, they need to hire a horticulturist
or skilled staff and to hire a staff at affordable salary is
actually a big problem.