A citizen student at Al-Hosn School for Basic Education designed the “Smart Soil” project, with the aim of rationalizing water consumption, reducing waste in the farming process, and reducing the efforts of agricultural workers.
The student, Abdullah Salem Al-Dhahouri, stated that the project consists of a water pump, a moisture sensor, dry soil, wet soil, and a control room that includes a moisture sensor connected to a device that determines whether the soil is dry. In this case, the control room lights up a red light, indicating that the soil needs to water, and when saturated, the room turns on green light.
He added that the project, which was supervised and assisted by the school’s national education and social studies teacher, Haifa Saeed Al-Naqbi, saves effort for people who are not at home, as the device operates automatically when the soil is dry until it is filled with water.
He added that his project targets farmers and people who take care of agriculture in their homes, this project works to support farmers by drawing future plans, saving time and effort on them, and also working to rationalize water consumption and not waste it, because the state adopts sustainability as a primary goal in agriculture, which is clear By working to develop this sector that leads to achieving food security.
Al-Dhahouri stated that he receives support and encouragement from his parents to think of creative solutions, and looks forward to contributing to serving the country with innovative ideas.