AI is helping farmers in Andhra Pradesh to increase crop yields

"Technology's true promise lies in the good we can do and the challenges we can overcome together," says Som Satsangi, Managing Director, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, India. The farmers were prescribed the amount of water to be released and the type of manure to select using nine different metrics such as values of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium (NPK), soil moisture, leaf wetness, acidic value, soil temperature and soil humidity captured by the IoT modules. This ensured the irrigation on the fields was based on scientific recommendations, and the correct manure and fertiliser were used according to the soil type and weather conditions.