Summary
Little sensors in the ground watch the soil and tell the farmer what it needs. 🌾
Flying robots called drones can look for sick plants from the sky. 🚁
All this helps farmers grow more healthy food and waste less. 🍎
Key Points
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The meeting was held in New Delhi during a big technology fair.
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About 70 people came in person and 25 joined online.
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Scientists and farmers talked about using smart computers and tiny sensors in farming.
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A fun competition called a hackathon let students create new ideas for farming.
New Words to Learn
10 wordsArtificial intelligence
Computer programs that can learn and make decisions like a brain.
Internet of Things
A network that lets everyday objects like sensors talk to each other over the internet.
precision farming
Farming that uses exact information to give plants exactly what they need.
traceability
Knowing where food comes from and where it goes.
post-harvest
Things that happen to crops after they are picked.
governance
How a group decides rules and makes plans.
interoperable
Different tools that can work together easily.
hackathon
A fun event where people create new technology ideas in a short time.
analytics
Looking at data to find useful information.
satellite
A machine that orbits Earth and can take pictures of the land.
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