2. Agriculture in India
• Today, India ranks second worldwide in farm output.
• Agriculture and allied sectors like forestry and fisheries accounted for
13.7% of the GDP (gross domestic product) in 2013,[2]about 50% of the
workforce.
3. Automatic Irrigation - Problem Statement
1. Can we automatically water the plants when I am on a vacations?
2. Can we know the soil actually needs to be watered?
Solution
Simple and economical – using soil moisture sensor
7. Automatic Irrigation – Add on.
PH sensor, fertilizers.
1. State of Indian Agriculture 2011-12. New Delhi: Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture
and Cooperation, March 2012
3. Indian Agriculture. U.S. Library of Congress.
3. Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation website
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