AUTOMATED IRRIGATION SYSTEM USING ARDUINO AND SOIL MOISTURE SENSOR

Agriculture is one of the most important sectors in the world. Without Agriculture the world ceases to exist as everyone one of us needs food. In recent years, where technology has reached great heights Agriculture as a sector has been excluded from it. Not many Farmers are exposed to cutting edge technology. Very few can afford it. Many still use the traditional ways of farming, which is not only expensive but also very time consuming and gives a poor yield as compared to farming with technology. Irrigation is the process of providing water to the crops through an external source and not being dependent only on rain water. This type of irrigation system can lead to poor yield, wastage of water, damage of crops and various other problems. In order to overcome this problem, we have a created an “Automated Irrigation System” which will automize the process of irrigation for the farmers. This system is equipped to carry out automatic cycles of irrigation on its own without any human intervention and prevent any wastage of water with the help of our tank level sensor. This system is affordable and cost effective and can be adopted by small scale farmers as well. This will not only save the cost of man power but will also help in better yield as the water is distributed uniformly to all crops.