PRECISION FARMING

In India, the soil rather than crop is irrigated. As a result, 70 per cent of the water is wasted, say’s Aloke Adholeya, Director of The Energy Research Institute’s (TERI) Biotechnology & Bioresources Division. Precision farming, however, relies on drip irrigation. “With drips, we just wet the soil near the roots. How much water use is determined by the climate, soil type, crop type & age. The drip system is also used to “fertigate” the crop-disseminate soluble fertilizer-& the extent of fertilizer used depends on the soil’s need.

                               

                                   SOURCE: N.MADHAVAN IN BUSINESS TODAY