Crop Recommendation and Agricultural Query Answering System Using Spatio-Temporal Graph Neural Networks and Hybrid Retrieval Augmentation
Researchers have developed a system for precision agriculture that uses Spatio-Temporal Graph Neural Networks (STGCN) and a Transformer-based model to forecast weather for the next 30 days across 1,359 locations in Nepal. The STGCN model demonstrated superior accuracy in predicting weather patterns. This system combines weather forecasts with soil data to provide localized crop recommendations and includes a Retrieval-Augmented Generation chatbot to answer farmers' questions in natural language, all accessible via a mobile application. AI
IMPACT Enhances agricultural decision-making with AI-driven weather forecasts and crop recommendations, potentially improving yields and resilience.