What research is going on in smart farming?

Smart Farming has become a new trend in agriculture with phenomenal research being conducted on how to improve the present day farmers to grow to new altitudes. Few of the technologies that are shaping smart farming in India are: -

• Sensing technologies, including soil scanning, water, light, humidity, temperature management;

• Software applications — specialized software solutions that target specific farm types;

• Communication technologies, such as cellular communication;

• Positioning technologies, including GPS;;

• Hardware and software systems that enable IoT-based solutions, robotics and automation; and

• Data analytics, that underlies the decision making and prediction processes.

Farmers across India and Globally in export markets are increasingly becoming aware on the benefits of smart farming and are adopting it more and more. Biofix is also trying to shift the farmer community to see the benefits of smart farming and constantly showcasing them the long term benefits of the same In India and in Export markets.