Artificial Intelligence Techniques Integrated UAV for Next Generation Agriculture

With agriculture accounting for over 17% of the country’s GDP and the majority of Indians’ primary source of income, it is one of the most vital industries in India. The world population is increasing every year and this requires an efficient agriculture system to meet the ever increasing demands. Such a system would not be feasible without the use of computational tools and forecasting strategies. Covid19 pandemic and climate change pose serious threats to the agriculture industry and hence we should make use of technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) which can bring huge transformation in the agriculture sector. Agricultural robots can be deployed on farms for crop and soil monitoring and UAVs are capable of spraying water for irrigation purposes without human intervention. This paper illustrates the benefits of integrating AI with Agriculture and thereby opening doors to next generation agriculture.