Smartagro: An Application for Efficient Crop Planning and Selling using Machine Learning

Agriculture plays a pivotal role in Indian economy. The agricultural sector not only provides employment to half the country’s population but also accounts for 18% of India’s GDP (gross domestic product). However the farmers don’t get their due pay for the hard work they put in due to involvement of lots of middlemen while selling the yield to customers. As farmers are less connected to the internet and news, there is less awareness in general among farmers about various beneficiary scheme available for them. A major problem for the farmer is the unpredictability of future demand and price for crops, which leads to crop failure and ultimately loss for farmers. Crop failure due to unsuitable weather and less market value, leads to farmers committing suicides. After surveying existing systems, this paper proposes a broker free platform for buying and selling agricultural products along with recommendations regarding cross-selling of agricultural products, beneficial crops as well as a guide to set optimal crop price to the farmer.