About Book
"Smart Farming with AI: Innovations for Sustainable Agriculture" is a comprehensive exploration of how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing agriculture to achieve sustainability and efficiency. This book begins with an introduction to AI in agriculture, followed by chapters on IoT integration for real-time data collection, addressing the digital divide, and the benefits of AI for farming communities. It delves into advanced topics like AI-powered weather forecasting, and climate adaptation, alongside reducing environmental impacts through smart techniques. Virtual farm modeling, AI-driven weed management, and intercultural operations are discussed, along with water management, soil analysis, and fertility enhancement. The book also covers robotics, post-harvest loss reduction, and automotive landscaping. It explores AI in supply chain management, crop breeding, pest detection, and integrated pest management. Additionally, it highlights AI applications in livestock, dairy, aquatic farming, and niche areas like mushroom farming, and sericulture. Marketing intelligence, supply chain optimization, and the integration of AI with traditional knowledge systems are examined. The book concludes with future trends, next-generation farming roadmaps, ethical considerations, and real-world case studies, offering a holistic view of AI's transformative potential in agriculture.
About Author
Dr. Balveer Singh, currently working as Assistant Professor, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Rabindranath Tagore University, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh). He has obtained B. Sc. Agriculture from (CCSU, Meerut), M. Sc. Horticulture (NDUA&T, Kumarganj, Ayodha), Ph.D. (Post-Harvest Technology of Horticultural Crops) from BCKV, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal (India). He has also qualified ICAR NET (ASRB) in 2014 in the discipline of Fruit Science. He has contributed to many research papers in national and international seminar and published many research articles in reputed national and international journals. His area of research is mainly Post-Harvest Technology of Horticultural Crops. He has more than 4 years teaching and research experience in relevant subject.
Dr. Manoher Saryam is currently working as Assistant Professor (Extension Education) in the Faculty of Agriculture, Rabindranath Tagore University, Raisen, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh). He received B.Sc. (Ag) in 2011 and M.Sc. (Ag) degree in Agricultural Extension from Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) in 2013 & Ph.D. Degree from Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) in 2020. He has also qualified ICAR NET (ASRB) in 2016. He is well known for his work on Technical Competency of Farmers and Extension Personnel’s and Management.
Dr. Shubham Kr. Kulshreshtha is a renowned Horticulturist of India. He is 2010 batch topper of M.Sc. (Ag.) Horticulture (Vegetable Science), has written 1 book, 8 books chapters, 6 research papers, 2 popular articles, editor in 2 magazines, lead lecture in International conference- 2023-held at Prayagraj. Dr. Shubham is expert in various aspects of horticulture as well agriculture with specialization in organic farming, protected cultivation and exotic vegetable farming as well as kitchen gardening and integrated farming system concepts.
Er. Abhipsa D. Khobragade is currently a Ph.D