International Research Journal of Education and Technology

India is a predominantly agricultural country. Agricultural harvesting was the sole source of income for our forefathers. Agriculture is a major source of income for the majority of Indians and has a significant impact on the country's economy. Irrigation becomes difficult in dry locations or when rainfall is insufficient. As a result, it must be automated for optimal yield and managed remotely to ensure farmer safety. The need for greater water management is highlighted by rising energy prices and declining water resources. Irrigation management is a difficult decision-making process that involves determining when and how much water to apply to a growing crop in order to achieve specified management goals. If the farmer is far away from the farmland, he will be unaware of the current situation. So, efficient water management plays an important role in the irrigated agricultural cropping systems. This project investigates the creation of an Arduino-based automatic irrigation system. The goal of this embedded project is to design and construct a low-cost feature for a water irrigation system that is based on an embedded platform. In this project the water quantity present in agriculture is detected using temperature and soil moisture sensors The project makes use of an Arduino microcontroller, which acts as a data processor. Because India's population has surpassed 1.2 billion people and is growing at a rapid rate, there will be major food shortages in 25 to 30 years; as a result, agricultural development is required. Farmers are currently suffering from a lack of rain and a scarcity of water. The major goal of this project is to develop an automatic irrigation system, which will save the farmer time, money, and energy. Traditional farmland irrigation methods necessitate human intervention. Human intervention can be reduced with irrigation equipment that is automated. When the temperature and humidity of the environment change, these sensors detect the change and send an interrupt signal to the microcontroller.

Key Words:  Arduino microcontroller, Irrigation management, Auto-Irrigation