Center For Innovation & Development in Smart Agriculture (CIDSA)

• The Central Hub is located the GKVK, UAS Bengaluru
• The Central Hub will hold all major technology labs associated with the CIDSA and shall be the location of the training rooms and field implementation studies.
• The Hub shall house the Governance committee members and shall also be the local contact for course delivery.
• ‘Train the trainer’ program shall be conducted in the Central Hub. Trainer could be representatives from the GKVK, other colleges, local villages, government officials and government appointed faculty members.
• The Hub shall also host localized events, specialist talks and training sessions, industry connect activities and marketing.
• Incubation and Innovation Center shall function at the Central Hub

• The Spoke shall be extension units of the Central Hub and act as Assistance Hubs to address local farmers, agriculturalists, young engineers, and entrepreneurs.
• Extensive Technology implementation and Field operation studies shall be performed at the Spoke using local farmer land and farm equipment.
• Project Execution activities and other training activities.

Agriculture Automation

Farmers, Agriculturalists, Young Engineers and Entrepreneurs would understand methods to convert regular farm machinery and implements such as tractors, sprayers, tillers etc. into automated systems for various farm operations. Simulator training on autonomous steering control of tractors shall be demonstrated through available tractor models on the field.

Location:- 13°04’42.8” N, 77°34’19.2” E

Smart Precision Agriculture

Smart Precision Agriculture introduces farmers, agriculturalists, and engineers to understand and implement solutions for smart planning, efficient field execution, precise machine controls and automated workflows that optimise operations through Hexagon AgrOn precision agriculture. It is an end-to-end setup to monitor the complete agricultural operations starting from cultivation to harvesting and even logistics.

Location:- 13°04’53.7” N, 77°34’01.0” E

Farm Equipment Design and Manufacturing

In-house design and development of robust systems with short development time and low-cost dynamics would be the critical requirement considering on-field deployments for quicker testing and evaluation. The unstructured nature of the external environment would enable robust improvement to avoid chances of failure.

Location:- 13°04’44.0” N, 77°34’19.6” E

Agriculture Drone Development and Applications

With Agriculture Drone development, farmers, agriculturalists, and engineers will learn, understand, assemble, and operate drones for smart agricultural purposes such as

• Land Management
• Vegetation Health Mapping
• Nutrient Management
• Identify and Manage Drainage Tile
• Disease Detection
• Pesticide Spraying
• Crop insurance
• Weed detection

Location:- 13°04’42.8” N, 77°34’21.5” E