Internet of Things (IoT): A Relief for Indian Farmers (Stage II)

In this paper the authors would discuss about the enhancement in the existing work done on the Internet of Things (IoT) with reference to the Indian farmers. Here the major discussion would be related to the soil testing and its constituents required for the growth of crops. The major achievement of the paper would be the action/process to be followed post soil testing of the region. Soil testing would give the data and parameters about the soil which usually comprise of soil nutrients like phosphorous, potassium and nitrogen. The work done in this regard is that after the collection of soil data, these data would be entered in the developed software application which would tell the user which crop to grow in that soil. These data about the soil would already be preloaded in the software application and further in addition to current existing temperature and weather conditions (which would be continuously monitored through the sensors) it would recommend the suitable crop to be grown in that specific soil. The authors would discuss about the Application Program Interface (API) systems software which has been developed with reference to this application. The developed software is supported through mobile app for easy access. This app is in use and is a free source for the researchers who are working in soil testing areas or IoT for agriculture application. The authors in paper are also trying to use the above solution to help Indian farmers industrialize the individual farming using the Internet of Things (IoT) and connecting directly with market with the help of one centralized mobile app.