Dryness of Somalia's Agriculture: Modernizing the Irrigation System

Dryness of Somalia's Agriculture: Modernizing the Irrigation System
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© 2023 by IJETT Journal
Volume-71 Issue-6
Year of Publication : 2023
Author : Abdukadir Dahir Jimale, Mohamed Omar Abdullahi, Yahye Abukar Ahmed, Abdulaziz Yasin Nageeye, Ali Abdi Jama, Bashiir Sheikh Abdullahi
DOI : 10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V71I6P230

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Abdukadir Dahir Jimale, Mohamed Omar Abdullahi, Yahye Abukar Ahmed, Abdulaziz Yasin Nageeye, Ali Abdi Jama, Bashiir Sheikh Abdullahi, "Dryness of Somalia's Agriculture: Modernizing the Irrigation System," International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology, vol. 71, no. 6, pp. 303-309, 2023. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V71I6P230

Abstract
Somalia heavily depends on agriculture, contributing to its gross domestic product (GDP), export revenues, and employment. Somali farmers use their traditional irrigation methods, resulting in a low level of agricultural production. Our research developed a system that automates irrigation to increase efficiency and production. The proposed system uses the Internet of Things (IoT) devices to monitor farm conditions and act upon the data that these devices collect. This system irrigates the farm automatically by irrigating the farm based on soil moisture level or by scheduling irrigation time. Also, the system irrigates the farm using SMS Massage for irrigation or a mobile application by turning the on/off switch on the mobile application. The deployed system is real-time, cost-effective, and user-friendly, that Somali farmers can afford and adopt.

Keywords
Agriculture, IoT, Irrigation, Arduino Uno, Soil moisture sensor.

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