Artificial Intelligence in Smart Agricultural Irrigation: A Revolution for the Future of Agriculture

Abstract

There has been an enormous growth in the level of productivity in the agricultural sector, as a result of intensive farming and mechanization and automation technologies. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has greatly facilitated this process, being more and more integrated into agriculture and having a huge impact. With the fast-paced development of AI technologies, the implementation of the technologies proceeds further and changes current agricultural processes. Irrigation is a process of using water on the soil for the purpose of growing plants or to restore degraded soil or landscape areas with inadequate amounts of rainfalls. It is one of the most important processes in this case (Gavali, M., Dhus, B., 2016). The integration of AI technologies into the processes of agriculture and irrigation has helped to improve these processes and to create a sustainable agricultural irrigation, which is one of the major aspects of food production and which is usually ineffective and wasteful. The introduction of AI technologies into the process of irrigation is a revolutionary step in managing water resources in agriculture. This research will explore the role of artificial intelligence in improving irrigation systems in agriculture via decision support systems, prognostics and automation systems.