Ideaz

AgriWatch: Smart Farm Monitoring and Artificial Intelligence Crop Protection.

Securing agricultural lands, empowering farmers.

Problem

Farmers are always under pressure because of wild animals, intruders, unpredictable weather and low-quality land in which they cultivate their crops. Those risks typically cause losses of crops and economic stress. Large-sized farmers are unable to monitor their farms every time, and small farmers could not afford expensive surveillance.

Proposed Solution

AgriWatch is an AI-powered IoT device that protects crops and assists farmers in controlling farms. Solar-powered sensors measure movement, temperature, humidity, soil moisture, and other valuable nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and magnesium. The AI differentiates between friendly activity and danger, which subsequently turn on ultrasonic and infrared sound signals to frighten the animals or intruders and sends real-time warnings to the phone belonging to the farmer. The system does not only monitor weather conditions and rainfall but also gives warning to farmers against the occurrence of heavy rain or other possible floods. Additionally, AgriWatch gives advice on irrigation, use of fertilizers, nutrient management, and the method of maximising crop health and yields.

Gaps in the Market

The solutions that are present concentrate on either environmental monitoring or surveillance. Not many of them include both practical crop advice and weather alerts in a single low-priced system. AgriWatch is non-theftable as sensors are small, solar powered, securely fixed in high or hidden positions in crops and are tamper-proof, hence hard to steal or break.

Why It Matters

This is personal to me. My family is also in the agricultural field and my parents are employed in industries that depend on crops hence I have seen and heard how crop losses affect the livelihoods. I too have observed the repercussions of the animal control and even tranquilizing which may additionally pose a risk to crops. AgriWatch offers an alternative to invasive methods that is both humane and allows the farmer to be at peace with himself and view of the weather and find the motivation to be productive.

Who Benefits

Small farmers receive cheap insurance, farm management advice, and weather forecasts. Big farms are now enjoying real time dashboards and analytics. The communities will have a more stable and reliable source of food, and entrepreneurs will be able to develop activities on the foundation of smart farming solutions.

Conclusion

AgriWatch is a complete system, and includes crop protection, smart management, and weather alerts in a theft-resistant system, to help farmers to grow bigger, safer, and healthier crops.