Smart Agriculture on Computers and Handheld Devices

Abstract

Technology plays an important role in development, even though it seems that technology has modified certain aspects of it in areas where development is challenging. Telecom has been successfully implemented all over the world. In a developing country like Pakistan, technology can be found in even the most remote villages. Nowadays, a mobile tower can be seen anywhere, and many people use mobile phones. With the help of Information and Communication Technology, this beautiful use of technology has helped growth of almost every profession. Saving crops from diseases has become a major concern for policymakers in the twenty-first century. Countries are also working to increase yields in order to satisfy rising domestic demand and generate exportable surpluses. Farmers fertilize a variety of crops for food, fiber, and hay for their livestock. The available resources are limited and cannot be increased. Different diseases, such as black stem rust of wheat, orange or leaf rust of wheat, fungicides, and others, cause damage to wheat, cotton, maize, and millet, resulting in a marginal to 100% loss in production. All major food crops, such as wheat, cotton, maize, and millet, are continuously attacked by unique diseases, making it difficult to enforce policies or procedures that would improve per-hectare production. There are several apps available for agricultural guidance, but ours is interesting in that it is written in Sindhi, while other apps are written in English. Sindh has a large population, and the female literacy rate was 43% last year, compared to 47% the year before. In contrast to 2012-19, male education in Sindh has decreased from 72% to 67%. So, if a person does not understand the language, how can he be properly guided? That is why we have developed an app in Sindhi