While on the one hand bamboo, a grass, is strong, versatile and a highly renewable material which grows quick and easy, it is a labour-intensive product and helps create jobs and income. While most building materials are industry-produced, bamboo links agriculture to the construction sector.
- S.K. Pandey, retired forester, currently working as adviser to TERI andNMBA
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Thousand Petals Launches the Farm Automation
System for small farmers
October 2016
Thousand Petals launched this system comprising of both hardware
and software for all farmers. The system automatically switches
on the power at required intervals and distributes the water and
other nutritions into the irrigation system. It also controls the
vital paramters of humidity, temperature, ventilation and light
in the greenhouse/polyhouse. The system not only controls the above
mentioned elements but also monitors the progress of plants via
cameras. All the data is analyzed at the central server for pest
control and growth monitoring.
Even though this system is required by small farmers, it is beyond
his reach. It is our effort to offer this system at resonable cost
to farmers along with years of crop monitoring service. |
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