What challenges—such as high initial investment, technical training, and infrastructure—need to be addressed for scaling smart irrigation solutions across drought-prone agricultural regions?
caling smart irrigation in drought-prone regions faces significant challenges, including the high initial costs and financial constraints for farmers, technical expertise gaps for system operation and maintenance, inadequate infrastructure like reliable power and internet, issues with data privacy and security, the need for user-friendly and user-adapted interfaces, the challenge of managing variability in soil and crop conditions, and the necessity for supportive policies and institutional frameworks to drive adoption.