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Kriti for Crop protection
Our platform Kriti is being used by people to monitor and manage pest information. Kriti has a location aware app enabling users to capture pest information along with location. Such mapping helps in identifying thresholds of pests and plan effective pest control strategies.
This platform is capable of enabling farmers to post their farm information to a central repository where they can get some help from trained personnel.
Challenges
Information Gathering
ICRISAT field team had to collect pest information on paper
Information Storage
The collected field data was entered manually in the system
Data Segregation
Segregation of field wise and crop wise pest data was a challenge
Solution
Location based App
KAIINOS provided them a location aware app which avoided redundancy
GPS enabled technology
Automated the process of capturing field name from the coordinates using GPS
Time Saving
This reduced the time needed for data entry, data segregation and storage
About The Product
Kriti for Large Farms
Research organizations or farmers having large farms can use Kriti for location based pest sample collection.
On uploading the samples , based on statistical and spatial thresholding expert advice can be sought out. On getting the advice, spraying can be carried out and effect of spraying can be monitored by navigating back to the pest location.
Kriti for Small Farms/Farmers
Small farms or farmers can form co-operative societies and recruit experts to advise them.
Kriti enables farmers to send photos, voice and text of their farms from basic android mobile phones. They can even use Kriti for soil testing and allied farm services. Kriti can also be provided as a cloud service for farmers and experts.