An IoT Based Cost Effective Intelligent Irrigation System for Farmers

Abstract

As per the central water commission, in India the total consumption of water is around 84% for agriculture. Out of 84% around 70% of irrigation water is wasted due to the poor management of the farmer. It is observed that many crops are water intensive crops like rice and few required very less amount of water for growth like lentils. To avoid wastage of water a smart irrigation system is required. This proposed system gives the adequate water to the plants for their growth using an intelligent system. The proposed system uses various sensors like soil moisture detector, Temperature and Humidity sensor. It also required Arduino Uno, Relay module and pump. This system precisely monitors, controls and fulfills the requirement of water. The proposed system is tested on the field and it gives satisfactory results. It reduces around 80% of wastage water as compared to the conventional method. It also saves electricity for farmers. In future, Internet of Things (IoT) is used for transmitting system data to the registered mobile phone of the farmer using a cloud database.