Bhu Praikshak
Rapid IoT, enabled soil nutrient analyzer
Contact:
jayantks@iitk.ac.in
Vision
Enable fast, affordable, field, ready soil diagnostics for precision nutrient management and better farm decisions at scale
Problem
Farmers and agri, agencies lack rapid, accessible soil nutrient testing, delaying precise fertilizer decisions, increasing input waste, and reducing soil health and productivity
Solution
Bhu Parikshak is an IoT, based rapid soil nutrient analyzer that enables near, field testing, digital reporting, and scalable decision support for nutrient management.
Potential
Potential to deploy 25,000+ AI, enabled soil analyzers across India within 10 years, benefiting over 5 million farmers/users, generating 200+ million geo, tagged soil datasets, and enabling ₹800, 1000 crore annual optimization impact
Target Beneficiaries
Farmers, FPOs, agri, tech firms, soil labs, input companies, state agriculture departments, and international precision agriculture partners.
Current Users
4,00,000+ Soil Tests conducted, Trusted by 300+ Partners and 90,000+ farmers across the globe
