LEARNING LAUNCH

Challenge

I came through a situation where the farmers had difficulty in monitoring the fields

during irrigation. The farmer had to monitor the field continuously to keep a check on

the amount of water used for irrigation. The natural resource water is depleting day

by day and water scarcity is a major issue in many areas these days. In such a case

using excess water for irrigation is not advised. The farmers also should be present

at the field to water and monitor other conditions related to irrigation. Manual

watering can also be a pain sometimes. Choosing the right crop and timing for

cultivation can also cause problem.

Selection

Agriculture is the backbone of India’s economy. The major part of India is dependent

on agriculture. The scarcity of water is a major threat to the world. The manual

process of irrigation can be eliminated by automation.

Application

This product can be used by anyone who wants to irrigate his crops. The water can

be conserved using the sensors placed in the soil. The farmer can monitor the field

conditions from anywhere by connecting to the application. The data collected can

be used for any further analysis. Automatic control can be achieved without having a

manual control over it.

Insight

The parameters of the crop are chosen like water required, PH value, Temperature,

Humidity etc. Each crop has different values of these parameters. All the parameters

are measured and displayed on the application to the user. The user is the farmer

who gets all these data from anywhere so that he can monitor his field. The right

amount of water to be irrigated is measured using algorithm and motor to supply

water to crops is controlled automatically. This product can be launched as an

application to the farmer. The application was launched and the problem faced by

the user was that, the user was a farmer and did not know how to use the

application. The idea that was developed after this launch was that, the application

can come in different regional languages so that the farmer can understand.

Approach

There are several products launched for this purpose. Many small learning can be

got from each product launch. These can be taken into account and implemented in

the newer ones. By launching a product and observing its response many new ideas

can be brought into picture keeping in mind the user’s need.


LEARNING LAUNCH Challenge I came through a situation where the farmers had difficulty in monitoring the fields during irrigation . The farmer had to monitor the field continuously to keep a check on the amount of water used for irrigation . The natural resource water is depleting day by day and water scarcity is a major issue in many areas these days . In such a case using excess water for irrigation is not advised . The farmers also should be present at the field to water and monitor other conditions related to irrigation . Manual watering can also be a pain sometimes . Choosing the right crop and timing for cultivation can also cause problem . Selection Agriculture is the backbone of India ’s economy . The major part of India is dependent on agriculture . The scarcity of water is a major threat to the world . The manual process of irrigation can be eliminated by automation . Application This product can be used by anyone who wants to irrigate his crops . The water can be conserved using the sensors placed in the soil . The farmer can monitor the field conditions from anywhere by connecting to the application . The data collected can be used for any further analysis . Automatic control can be achieved without having a manual control over it . Insight The parameters of the crop are chosen like water required , PH value , Temperature , Humidity etc . Each crop has different values of these parameters . All the parameters are measured and displayed on the application to the user . The user is the farmer who gets all these data from anywhere so that he can monitor his field . The right amount of water to be irrigated is measured using algorithm and motor to supply water to crops is controlled automatically . This product can be launched as an application to the farmer . The application was launched and the problem faced by the user was that , the user was a farmer and did not know how to use the application . The idea that was developed after this launch was that , the application can come in different regional languages so that the farmer can understand . Approach There are several products launched for this purpose . Many small learning can be got from each product launch . These can be taken into account and implemented in the newer ones . By launching a product and observing its response many new ideas can be brought into picture keeping in mind the user ’s need .