Affiliation:
1. G.B. Pant Institute of Engineering and Technology, India
Abstract
Agriculture is the global foundation of food security and economic stability, crucial for sustenance, employment, and environmental sustainability. Its significance transcends borders. Type of crop produced plays a key role in the agricultural yield. A key problem faced by the farmers is lack of knowledge of the type of crop to be produced as well as the amount of fertilizer required in their particular soil. Farmers think that the higher the fertilizer used, the greater the productivity. But it is not correct. The soil uses the exact amount it needs and leaves the rest. Over utilization leads to leaching and decrease in the natural soil fertility and many such problems. Also, always farming the same crop in the farmland makes the cropland barren; hence, the produce does not yield much profit for the farmers.