Crop Protection and Establishment of E-Farmers Market

The proverb “Health is Wealth” means a healthy man is rich. We live in a society that values high quantity and low quality of food. This is where pesticides playa significant role. They increase yields and the number of times a particular crop can be grown on the same land. Pesticides are potentially toxic to humans and can have chronic health effects, depending on the quantity and ways in which a person is exposed. The use of pesticides to produce food should comply with good agricultural practices. Farmers should limit the amount of pesticide used to the minimum necessary to protect their crops. Here in this paper, a method to protect the crops and an E-Farmers market has been developed. The amount of pesticides used on a particular crop determines the pesticide content with which the fruits or vegetables have been grown. The solution described in this paper determines the pesticide level by measuring the pH of the soil which varies with an increase in the use of pesticides. This measured value is updated in the E-Farmers app through the cloud and is compared with a pre-loaded value which is the minimum value of pesticide requirement for a particular crop. Based on the result obtained it displays if the product is fit for consumption or not. This will also help to eliminate the third-party dealers as it establishes communication between the farmers and the customers.