Agricultural productivity and livestock health are profoundly influenced by microclimatic variations, particularly temperature and humidity, which directly impact crop growth, livestock comfort, and resource-use efficiency. Conventional monitoring tools often provide only single-point data, lack remote accessibility, and are not rugged enough for long term field deployment.
To address these limitations, scientists at ICAR–Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Sri Vijaya Puram, have developed the Dweep Microclimate Monitor an affordable, IoT-enabled device designed for real-time recording and transmission of microclimate data. The instrument offers vertical profiling of temperature and humidity across multiple heights, solar-powered operation for off-grid and remote areas, a cloud-based dashboard for remote data access and visualization, and a compact, rugged design tailored for diverse agricultural ecosystems. It is ideally suited for deployment in open fields, greenhouses, integrated farming systems (IFS), and livestock sheds, enabling site-specific climate monitoring in diverse ecosystems.
This milestone represents a significant advancement in climate-resilient agriculture, unlocking wide-ranging applications. It enables the establishment of long-term microclimate datasets to analyze variability and trends, strengthens climate change impact assessments, and supports modelling studies across different agro-climatic zones of the country.
Research carried out using this device will help enhance the accuracy of agromet advisories by integrating fine-scale microclimate data for farm-level decision-making. It will also support proactive crop and livestock management by enabling timely interventions against heat stress, humidity fluctuations, and other weather-induced stresses, thereby improving productivity and sustainability. Furthermore, the device will facilitate growing degree day or heat unit based studies, livestock comfort assessments, validation of satellite-derived weather datasets, and provide field-level calibration support for agro-meteorological and climatological research. The technology was successfully commercialized on 29thSeptember 2025 through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AgriClimSense, Liwan, Sonipat, Haryana.
The innovation team behind this technology includes Dr. Abhilash (Lead Inventor), Dr. I. Jaisankar, Mr. Talaviya Harshangkumar, and Dr. E. B. Chakurkar.
(Source: ICAR–Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Sri Vijaya Puram)
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