Blog post from Prof. H. O. Srivastava

Prof. Dr. Sir H. O. Srivastava, IBS, K. St. J
M.Sc. M.Phil, Ph. D. (Info Sys.), Ph. D. (Chemistry), D. Lit. (Management)

Hand Book of Knowledge Agriculture: A Paradigm Shift from Precision agriculture for Enhancing Farm Productivity & Global Food Security provides a transformative approach to solve the Catastrophe looming the world.

The world’s population is growing fast and needs more food. How can we sustainably produce enough food? This book introduces Knowledge Agriculture(TM), a new way of farming that uses advanced technology to make farming intelligent and more efficient, and human brains programmed with a new mindset to transform the world. Some of the technologies used are Data Science, IoT (Internet of Things), Robotics, AI (Artificial Intelligence), UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), Cloud, Greenhouse, BA (Business Analytics), and specialized software for weather modeling, smart zone seeding, and fertilizer modeling, software. These technologies with a transformed mindset shall help all stakeholders in the value chain increase their productivity, reduce their environmental impact, and meet the demand for food for the current 8.1 billion population estimated to reach 10 billion by 2058. The book also covers technology such as data science for supply chain network design, product design and development, demand planning, procurement management, customized production, inventory management, logistics, and agile supply chain, which are vital for farm management. The book shall cater to a varied segment, including students, researchers, and professionals in agriculture, engineering, and business. It offers valuable insights for agro-informatics experts, economists, government and non-government agencies, policymakers, and extension scientists working for sustainable agriculture preserving the planet’s natural resources by use of technology ranging from artificial intelligence, artificial neural networks, decision support systems, expert systems, geographic information system, information system related to agriculture, genetic algorithm, programming language with backend tool to develop software. The book provides a unique approach to the advancement of cyber-physical systems for agriculture.