Work place: Department of CSE, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Sakharale, Affiliated to Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India
E-mail: priyankanjadhav29@gmail.com
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Research Interests: Deep Learning
Biography
Priyanka Jadhav, M. Tech. is an assistant professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar, Sakharale, Maharashtra, India. She is a Ph.D. scholar, computer engineering, Drs. Kiran and Pallavi Global University, Vadodara. She is a dedicated academician with 13 years of experience in teaching and research. Currently pursuing her Ph.D. in computer engineering at Drs. Kiran and Pallavi Global University, Vadodara. Her research and academic interests span multiple domains, including deep learning, machine learning, image processing, human-computer interaction, and artificial intelligence. She has made significant contributions to her fields of interest, having published 20 research papers in national and international journals and conferences. She is an esteemed life member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), reflecting her commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
By Priyanka N. Jadhav Pragati P. Patil
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5815/ijisa.2026.03.08, Pub. Date: 8 Jun. 2026
Agriculture remains the primary occupation for a majority of the Indian population, yet granting much emphasis to subjective decision-making of traditional farming texts will lead to inefficiency, wastage of resources, and decrease in crop yields. To mitigate these problems, we are in an acute need for technology-based and data-oriented methods that may optimize agricultural practices for sustainable development. The growing demand for sustainable agricultural practices in the face of climate change, soil degradation, and rising food demand presents a significant challenge in India. Small and marginal farmers are almost never given timely and accurate advice on crops and fertilizers, for which the farmers suffer low productivity and the environment its degradation. Herein is outlined a complete suite of machine learning-driven systems to satisfy crop recommendation, fertilizer optimization, and yield prediction needs. The main objective is to generate intelligent, data-driven recommendations based on historical crop data, soil properties, weather data, and crop measurements so that farmers may use these data to make best possible decisions. Random Forest models are utilized to enhance the precision of recommendations, achieving an accuracy of 62.67% for crop and fertilizer recommendation and 98.6% for yield prediction. By giving recommendations based on data and practice, this study hopes to revolutionize traditional agricultural methods and hence improve the farmer's living standards, create employment for others, and push the economy ahead in rural areas, visualizing sustainable agricultural development.
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