Development of Android based Crop Advisory Application for Seed Spices

Abstract

Agriculture is one of the significant contributors to the Indian economy. Growing a good crop depends on multiple factors like soil condition, climatic condition, rainfall, selection of good variety etc. and selection of crop plays a very important role in getting a good return. India has a unique position as a major supplier of seed spices in the international trade. Some major seed spices are Cumin, Coriander, Fennel and Fenugreek and minor seed spices are Ajwain, Nigella, Aniseed, Dill, Caraway, and Celery. There are a number of mobile apps developed for various agricultural issues, still, there is a need for an application that can guide a farmer as a crop advisor. A farmer is always in a dilemma about which crop to grow. In this article, we present a mobile application named SSADV, i.e., seed spices crop advisory, developed on Android Studio 2.3.x and the minimum requirement for the app is a device running on API 15: Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich).