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IoT Soil Moisture Monitoring System
Posted 6 days ago · Closes in 25 days · 9 applied
Challenge Brief
Smallholder farmers often irrigate by habit, wasting water in some weeks and losing yield in others. We want a low-cost way to tell a farmer when a plot actually needs water.
The team will prototype affordable soil sensors, send readings over a weak network connection, and turn them into a simple recommendation a farmer can receive by SMS.
Requirements
- Python and basic electronics
- Interest in agriculture or field testing
- Able to visit a test farm near Abuja
Deliverables
- A working sensor prototype
- A model that recommends when to irrigate
- SMS alerts for one test plot
- A cost breakdown per sensor
Tech Stack
- Python
- IoT
- TensorFlow
About the Company
Harvest Ladder is a fictional sample company: a Nigerian agritech company that connects farmers with funding and markets.