International Journal of Innovative Research in Computer Science and Technology (IJIRCST)
ISSN (Online): 2347-5552, Volume-12, Issue-5 September 2024
https://doi.org/10.55524/ijircst.2024.12.5.10
Article ID IRP-1560, Pages 74-78
www.ijircst.org
Innovative Research Publication 74
A Study of the Application Domain of a Large Language Models
in the Agricultural Sector
Saikat Banerjee
1
, Soumitra Das
2
, and Abhoy Chand Mondal
3
1
State Aided College Teacher, Department of Computer Applications, Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya, Haripal, Hooghly,
West Bengal, India
2
Department of Computer Science, University of Burdwan, Golapbag, West Bengal, India
3
Professor & Head, Department of Computer Science, University of Burdwan, Golapbag, West Bengal, India
Correspondence should be addressed to Saikat Banerjee;
Received 30 August 2024; Revised 13 September 2024; Accepted 26 September 2024
Copyright © 2024 Made Saikat Banerjee et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License,
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ABSTRACT- Given the expanding global population and
the increasing need for food, employing effective
agricultural techniques to enhance productivity on finite
land resources is imperative. Artificial Intelligence is
increasingly widespread in agriculture, and Artificial
Intelligence driven solutions enhance the existing farming
system. Agricultural productivity relies on soil nutrient
composition, moisture levels, crop rotation, precipitation,
temperature, etc. Artificial intelligence-based products can
utilize these characteristics to monitor agrarian productivity.
Industries are increasingly adopting Artificial Intelligence
technologies to enhance and streamline agricultural
activities across the whole food supply chain. Agricultural
applications and solutions utilizing artificial intelligence
have been developed to support farmers in precise and
controlled farming practices. These applications provide
accurate guidance on water management, changing crops,
timely harvesting, crop selection, optimal planting, pest
control, and nutrition management. Artificial Intelligence
enabled systems utilize data such as precipitation, wind
speed, temperature, and sun radiation, together with images
captured by satellites and drones, to compute weather
forecasts, monitor the sustainability of agriculture, and
evaluate farms for the existence of infectious illnesses,
pests, or undernourished plants. A large language model is a
form of artificial intelligence that employs deep learning
techniques to analyse and comprehend natural language. It
is trained on extensive text datasets to discern statistical
correlations between words and phrases. Subsequently, it
may produce text, translate material, and execute other
natural language processing operations. This research
demonstrates how large language models emphasize the
agricultural industry.
KEYWORDS- Artificial Intelligence (AI), Large
Language Model, Agriculture, Natural Language Processing
(NLP), Machine Learning
I. INTRODUCTION
Among the difficulties Indian agriculture faces are scattered
landholdings, climate change, low productivity, soil
degradation, water scarcity, pest and disease management,
and supply chain inefficiencies. Precision farming, crop
monitoring and disease identification, intelligent irrigation
systems, predictive analytics for weather and crop yields,
supply chain optimization, automation in agriculture, soil
health monitoring, market insights and price forecasting,
and artificial intelligence (AI) can help address these
challenges.[9] Remote sensing technologies and artificial
intelligence are used in principal farming systems to
maximize farming operations according to soil conditions,
crop demand, and climate patterns.[10] Early detection of
agricultural illnesses made possible by artificial intelligence
models helps to lower the demand for all-around pesticide
use and improve crop conditions. Intelligent irrigation
systems reduce water waste and improve water-use
efficiency by monitoring soil moisture, weather forecasts,
and crop needs. Using vast datasets, predictive analytics for
weather and crop yields generate models that project future
weather patterns and crop output.[11] AI-powered systems
can enhance supply chain effectiveness through demand
prediction, logistical optimization, and post-harvest loss
reduction. Automation in agricultural operations can save
labor costs and increase operational effectiveness by using
robotics and drones. Analyzing soil data helps one better
monitor soil health by revealing information on organic
matter concentration, pH levels, and nutrient shortages.
Price projections and market analysis can also enable
farmers to better schedule their marketing campaigns and
crop cycles. When we consider the potential of artificial
intelligence, we see a future where the most pressing issues
in Indian agriculture can be effectively addressed. [12] This
transformative technology holds the promise of
significantly improving food security, sustainability, and
the livelihoods of our farmers.[13]
Through creative ideas to improve sustainability, efficiency,
and production, artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming
agriculture. Among the important uses are precision
farming, crop monitoring, disease detection, soil and
weather analysis, robotics and automation, yield prediction,
pest and weed management, supply chain optimization, and
cattle monitoring. Through extensive data analysis, artificial
intelligence systems forecast ideal planting, watering, and
harvesting periods, optimizing yields and minimizing
resource waste. They also limit environmental effects,
maximize fertilizers, irrigation, and pesticide use, help
identify diseases, nutrient shortages, and pests, and
optimize their utilization. While AI models forecast future