AI-Based Yield Prediction and Smart Irrigation

Abstract

This chapter presents different techniques and applications of Artificial Intelligence for yield prediction and smart irrigation. Timely prediction of irrigation requirements and crop yields is necessary for farmer’s welfare and satisfaction. The beforehand prediction significantly contributes to minimizing production cost and maximizing crop yields. The precise prediction of crops’ yields is also useful for government, as it is effective in planning various schemes, transport needs, buying mechanisms, storage infrastructure, and liquid position of the economy before actual selling of crop by farmers to market. This chapter acknowledges the past breakthroughs and emerging Artificial Intelligence-based techniques in precision farming specifically for yield prediction and smart irrigation. Artificial Intelligence-based system provides sufficient information about crop yields at an early stage and its associated smart irrigation management system is effective in the judicious use of essential resources such as water and energy for agriculture.