Early detection and management of crop diseases and pest infestations
Source
- Smart India Hackathon 2026 (opens in a new tab)SIH 2026Collection launched: 21 Aug 2026
Source summary
Create crop-health support for farmers, extension workers and agriculture officials, combining symptom images, pest-trap/sensor inputs, weather forecasts, crop/local context and geospatial hotspots. Include expert validation, multilingual integrated pest/disease-management advice, safe input guidance, laboratory/extension referral and follow-up. Learn from confirmed field outcomes rather than treating image classifications as certain diagnoses. The source seeks timely local intervention and more targeted pesticide use.