Project Description: Project Ziraa is an innovative agricultural automation solution, responding to critical global challenges in farming such as labor shortages, crop loss from pests, and the impacts of climate change. Agriculture today faces huge challenges: up to 40% of global crops are lost to undetected pests. In 2024 alone, the U.S. needed 2.4 million more farm workers. Project Ziraa aims to modernize agriculture using AI and IoT technologies. We developed a system that makes farming smarter, more efficient, and sustainable - especially for small to mid-sized farms.
Ziraa’s components include:
Smart Farming Module: IoT sensors monitor soil moisture, pH, temperature, humidity, and light in real time.
AgroPilot: An autonomous robot that ploughs, seeds, weeds, and fertilizes.
Plant Doctor: A machine learning tool (using the KNN algorithm) that detects early signs of pests and diseases.
Fruit Picking Bot: Uses AI and robotic arms to harvest fruits without damage.
Quality Checking Bot: Sorts fruit by size, color, and defects with AI-powered vision.
Ziraa stands out because it integrates multiple features into a single, affordable system. It reduces water use by up to 30% and increases crop yields by 18%, while also lowering farming costs - offering long-term savings compared to traditional methods.
By combining technology and agriculture, Ziraa empowers farmers, protects crops, and secures the future of food production.
