*RALLIS INDIA LIMITED* Rallis India Limited improves crop yields sustainably and enhances food security, working with TCS and AWS.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) worked with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver timely, actionable insights for farm management. First launched in India, with application to other parts of the world, Digital Platform for Next Generation Agriculture (DNA) is addressing growing global food demand now for the future.
TCS built DNA to harvest and analyze multiple satellite observations and inputs, including field sensors, weather, and drone data streams—reducing raw data size by 75 percent.
AWS scale increased the amount of land Rallis could monitor by 23 times and sped up the incorporation of real-time data from 4 hours to under 30 minutes. DNA also offers up to six months of predictions, helping key Rallis stakeholders and farmers improve their supply chain planning.
Of today's global population, nearly 800 million people are undernourished, with irregular weather, pests, disease, and waste putting pressure on food prices.1 Another important issue is the adoption of unscientific farming practices, leading to excessive usage of fertilizers and pesticides which adversely affects crop quality, yield, farmland health, and human health. As climate change continues and population levels increase, there's a greater need for better resource management to produce food predictably and sustainably.
Rallis India Limited, one of the global leaders in crop care solutions, works closely with farming communities in India, vigilant for a variety of crop stresses. Turning to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) for added assistance, Rallis is helping farmers reap greater results from the TCS solution, Digital Platform for Next Generation Agriculture (DNA).
When first deployed, DNA could cover approximately 14 million acres, with a significant lag in data integration, delaying crucial decisions. Moving DNA onto the AWS Cloud significantly increased the amount of land monitored and the speed at which real-time data could be leveraged.
DNA gathers data from multiple sources and employs the most relevant current information, using the Internet of Things (IoT) and sensors as well as handheld devices at farms to check soil moisture, humidity, temperature, and crop growth.
DNA also detects crop health stressors and then applies artificial intelligence (AI) to generate actionable insights to a digital dashboard and deliver these by SMS to farmers. Recommendations include the optimal use of pesticides, fertilizers, and water.
DNA provides farmers unique insights about their land, enabling them to proactively manage their needs and goals-monitoring seed plots, ensuring crop coverage and yield-to increase income and help feed the world.
1 World Economic Forum. “This is how COVID-19 has affected world hunger,” 2021.
