e the COVID-19 the remote working culture has become the new normal, especially in the IT sector, the mass number of employers and employees has migrated to their native villages, towns, and cities across India and the similar has been observed globally. And so, during the pandemic, I too have gone briefly to my village which is located in the northern part of India, and have decided to work remotely while envisioning the implementation of Artificial intelligence to solve the real-world challenges. One major issue that has caught my attention was happening right next to my farmhouse, it is massive destruction of farms and crops and crops due to Nilgai. It’s more destructive to crops and fields compared to insects and pests. As being involved in modernizing technologies like AI, I have seen a great opportunity of implementing these technologies to protect the farmers globally to protect their field and save their hard labor and financial investment. AI has other great implementations which can reduce the usage of pesticides and insecticides to protect their crops in the field.

Here’s the real-life example of How crops are being destroyed by the natural Factor.

The village where I’m from is located in the heart of Vaishali in the northern part of India. Farmers are now facing major destruction from the animal species known as Nilgai or Blue Bull, these species are found mostly in the parts of Northern India, Nepal, and Gujrat. These wildlife species seem to be a crossbreed between antelope and cow, as you can see in the picture. Today farmers are facing imminent threat from this species which is being protected by the government of India.

Currently, the population of the species has risen in number due to the law protecting the species, although it has become a threat to the farmland because a herd usually consists of 10-15 Nilgais can damage the entire farm nearly the size of a football ground. Farmer is now using nets to keep the animal away from the land, but their flimsy fence cannot stop these clever animals as they jump over or crouch under the net.

Nilgai Grazing in Farm Land

The unexpected flood from the monsoon has already destroyed the crops in the Northern region in Bihar, and the rising threat from the Nilgai is now causing a major loss to the poor farmers as they are forced to live under the fear of these animals. The government is doing nothing to compensate for their damaged crop, thus it should be our collective responsibility as a Tech company to build technologies to protect our hard-working farmers and their crops.

Net Fence to Protect Farm Lands

How Ai backed technologies can help Farmers to Keep these animals away from their land?

The solution lies in building a hybrid electronic which consists of sensors and a Camera connected to the servers. Feeding motion data and multiple images of Nilgai can work as a smart IoT system that can alert the farmer when the animal is dangerously close to their land. The device can also work as an alarm to scare the animal off the land. This can protect the farmer from the growing threats of Nilgais, Furthermore, the system can also be implemented to protect their fruit garden where a burglary has become the major threat for both garden and farmers’ life, which is now growing in many parts of Bihar and other northern Indian states.

Conclusion

As of our experience similar threats from other animal species, insects and pests have become the major challenges globally. We cannot resort to traditional farming methods and should discourage the usage of insecticides and pesticides to protect our crops. Artificial intelligence is the technology that can have a real-world implementation in solving these major challenges without harming animals and nature. We must think and work collectively for a healthier and more sustainable way of living life.