+32% Yield Improvement Through Smart Agriculture
How a tropical horticulture cluster used drone analytics and IoT to boost yields and reduce input costs by 18%.
The Challenge
A cooperative of 200+ tropical fruit growers faced declining yields, unpredictable pest outbreaks, and rising fertilizer costs. Traditional manual monitoring couldn't scale across 5,000+ hectares, and reactive pest management led to crop losses exceeding 20% annually.
The cooperative needed a data-driven approach to optimize irrigation, detect pest infestations early, and reduce chemical inputs while maintaining or improving yields.
Our Solution
AakTeks deployed an integrated precision agriculture platform combining:
- •Drone-based multispectral imaging for weekly crop health monitoring and early pest detection
- •IoT soil sensors measuring moisture, pH, and nutrient levels in real-time
- •AI-powered analytics providing irrigation schedules and fertilizer recommendations
- •Mobile app for growers to receive alerts and access field-level insights
Implementation
Phase 1: Pilot (3 months)
Deployed sensors and conducted drone flights across 500 hectares with 20 early-adopter farms. Validated data accuracy and refined AI models based on local conditions.
Phase 2: Scale-up (6 months)
Expanded coverage to all 5,000+ hectares. Trained 200+ growers on platform usage and integrated with existing farm management systems.
Phase 3: Optimization (Ongoing)
Continuous model refinement, seasonal adjustments, and integration of weather forecasting for predictive irrigation scheduling.
Results
Average yield increase
Input cost reduction
Pest-related crop loss
Water usage reduction
Within 12 months, the cooperative achieved a 32% increase in average yields while reducing input costs by 18%. Early pest detection reduced crop losses by 65%, and optimized irrigation cut water usage by 40%. The platform now monitors over 5,000 hectares and has become a model for other agricultural cooperatives in the region.
Industry
Agriculture
Solutions
IoT & Robotics, AI & Analytics
Timeline
9 months
Scale
5,000+ hectares, 200+ growers
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