ABSTRACT
Current farming equipment being used in the country are not sufficient to bridge yield gaps between average and progressive farmers due to conventional nature and lack of standardization. The potential crop yield gap can be narrowed by applying site-specific agricultural inputs precisely through decision support mechanisms. The precision agriculture is an environment-friendly system, which aims at reducing amount of inputs required to grow crops and focuses on increasing yield by increasing the efficiency of inputs. The spatial variability of soils can be mapped and yield monitors can be adopted to map yields. Researchers have developed precision seed drills and variable rate applicators of fertilizer and pesticides. Such systems have resulted in 25–50% savings in use of nitrogen alone. We need to reverse engineer and adapt available technologies and engineering options.
