A field-deployable AI-powered Smart Farming Assistant that helps farmers detect crop diseases, pests, nutrient deficiencies, and irrigation needs at an early stage, while improving resilience against droughts, floods, heat waves, and other agricultural risks common in India. The solution should enable higher yields, lower input costs, more efficient water usage, and faster response to emerging threats through real-time on-device intelligence.
Source
- Smart India Hackathon 2026 (opens in a new tab)SIH 2026Collection launched: 21 Aug 2026
Source summary
Create a field-deployed smart-farming assistant combining cameras, environmental sensors and local AI to identify potential diseases, pests, nutrient deficiencies, water stress and climate hazards. Deliver simple advice through an app, display or SMS despite intermittent connectivity, with possible historical dashboards and weather/equipment/irrigation integration. The source allows some or all listed modules across smallholders, cooperatives and larger farms; yield and cost improvements remain intended outcomes.