CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -NITI Aayog and IBM signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) to develop a crop yield prediction model using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to provide real time advisory to farmers in Aspirational Districts.

Detailed explanation-2: -Drones are mainly use to monitor crops, spray fertilizers and pesticides, etc. They are called unmanned aerial vehicles, and they are as per their definition. This latest trend in agriculture and agricultural technology is revolutionalizing the farming tech by reducing the amount of labour required to grow a crop.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the 1990s agricultural engineers began combining on-the-go crop yield readings with GPS tracking to create crop yield maps. Gift of Ag Leader Technology, Inc. Al Myers invented an on-the-go crop yield monitor, a major step in making precision farming possible.

Detailed explanation-4: -There is a scope of implementing precision farming for major food-grain crops such as rice, wheat, especially in the states of Punjab and Haryana.

Detailed explanation-5: -Professor Pierre C. Robert is considered as the Father of Precision farming. like remote sensing, GPS and Geographical Information System (GIS) for improving productivity and profitability. without polluting the environment and will result in sustainable agriculture and sustainable development.