Sustainable Farming Through Machine Learning : Enhancing Productivity and Efficiency

This book explores the transformative potential of machine learning (ML) technologies in agriculture. It delves into specific applications, such as crop monitoring, disease detection, and livestock management, demonstrating how artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) can optimize resource management and improve overall productivity in farming practices.

Sustainable Farming through Machine Learning: Enhancing Productivity and Efficiency provides an in-depth overview of AI and ML concepts relevant to the agricultural industry. It discusses the challenges faced by the agricultural sector and how AI/ML can address them. The authors highlight the use of AI/ML algorithms for plant disease and pest detection and examine the role of AI/ML in supply chain management and demand forecasting in agriculture. It includes an examination of the integration of AI/ML with agricultural robotics for automation and efficiency. The authors also cover applications in livestock management, including feed formulation and disease detection; they also explore the use of AI/ML for behavior analysis and welfare assessment in livestock. Finally, the authors also explore the ethical and social implications of using such technologies.

This book can be used as a textbook for students in agricultural engineering, precision farming, and smart agriculture. It can also be a reference book for practicing professionals in machine learning, and deep learning working on sustainable agriculture applications.

Suneeta Satpathy, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Center for AI & ML, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be) University, Odisha, India. Her research interests include computer forensics, cyber security, data fusion, data mining, big data analysis, decision mining, and machine learning. She has published papers in many international journals and conferences in repute. She has two Indian patents to her credit and is a member of IEEE, CSI, ISTE, OITS, and IE.

Bijay Kumar Paikaray, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Center for Data Science, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be) University, Odisha. His interests include high- performance computing, information security, machine learning, and IoT.

Ming Yang has a PhD in Computer Science from Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, US, 2006. Currently he is a Professor in the College of Computing and Software Engineering Kennesaw State University, GA, USA. His research interests include multimedia communication, digital image/ video processing, computer vision, and machine learning.

Arunkumar Balakrishnan, PhD, holds the position of Assistant Professor Senior Grade in the Computer Science and Engineering department at VIT- AP University. He obtained his PhD in Information Science and Engineering from Anna University, Chennai. He possesses 12 years of academic expertise and an additional 6 years of concurrent research experience in the domains of Cryptography, Medical Image Security, Blockchain, and NFT. His research interests encompass Cryptography, Network Security, Medical Image Encryption, Blockchain, lightweight cryptography methods, and NFT.