From Excess to Efficiency: How Farmonaut’s Remote Sensing Slashes Fertilizer Costs for Indian Farmers
In 2016, fertilizer consumption for India was 165.8 kilograms per hectare. Fertilizer consumption of India increased from 100.3 kilograms per hectare in 2002 to 165.8 kilograms per hectare in 2016 growing at an average annual rate of 3.81 %.
What is fertilizer consumption?
Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including round rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients–animal and plant manures–are not included. The chemical price can vary from 250 rupees to 2000 rupees per kg depending upon the specific chemical being used. So on an average an Indian farmer spends between 41500 to 332000 rupees per year on each hectare of arable land.
Farmonaut identifies those areas of land where the crop growth is not normal. Farmer can apply fertilizers, chemicals, insecticides, pesticides, plant growth regulators etc. only in those areas where the crop growth is not normal. By using remote sensing results provided by Farmonaut, a farmer can save at least 30% on chemical consumption per year.
So for every one hectare of land, farmer can save at least between 12000 (~ $160) and 95000 (~ $1300) rupees per year.#farming #organicfarming #crops #urbanfarming #precisionagriculture #agro #farm #agritech #vegetables #agriculture #foodsecurity #technology #greentech #satellite #vegetation #india #gis#horticulture #research #tech #remotesensing #crophealth #crops