Watering the plants at home when one is out of station is a challenge faced by most people who like to travel, and even those with a busy schedule. ‘Pro-planter’, being launched by the Niravu Farmer Producer Company on Monday, is an answer to the prayers of such people.
A system that can be activated from anywhere in the world through a mobile application, ‘Pro-planter’ is a unit managed by a team of six young farmers under the Niravu FPO, headed by Harikrishna D., one of the 27 farmers from Kerala who had visited Israel to study the novel farming methods there in February 2023.
“The farming sector is completely automated in Israel. The farmer controls everything through the Internet and needs to be physically present only to reap the benefits. We customised the idea in view of the smaller farms in our State”, Mr. Harikrishna said.
