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Predicting Crop Yield using Machine Learning

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🚜 Predicting Crop Yield using Machine Learning 🌾

An ML project to empower smarter agriculture decisions
GitHub Repo →

📌 Introduction

Agriculture remains the backbone of the Indian economy, yet farmers still face unpredictable yields due to varying environmental and input conditions. To tackle this issue, I built a machine learning model that predicts crop yield based on historical and input-based features.

This project is simple, beginner-friendly, and practical.

🧠 Problem Statement

"How can we accurately predict crop yield based on inputs like rainfall, fertilizer, and pesticide use?"

Farmers often rely on experience or guesswork. This model helps bring data-driven decision-making to the field.

📊 Dataset Overview

The dataset includes:

  • Area
  • Production
  • Crop Year
  • Rainfall
  • Fertilizer
  • Pesticide

📌 Categorical features are label-encoded for model compatibility.

🛠️ Tech Stack

  • Python 🐍
  • Pandas & NumPy
  • Scikit-learn
  • Matplotlib (optional for plots)

🧪 Models Used

I trained and evaluated three regression models:

  • Linear Regression
  • Random Forest Regressor
  • Gradient Boosting Regressor ✅ Best performer

Evaluation Metrics:

  • R² Score
  • Adjusted R²
  • RMSE

Gradient Boosting gave the highest R² score on the test set and was chosen as the final model.

🖥️ Interactive Prediction Interface

The script allows users to input values for the features and get instant yield predictions.
✅ Handles feature consistency
✅ Uses the trained model and encoders

🚀 Try it Out!

Clone the repo and run the script locally:

git clone https://github.com/h4ck3r0/crop-yielding-prediction
cd crop-yielding-prediction
python main.py
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🌱 Future Improvements

  • Add UI with Streamlit or Flask
  • Integrate with real-time weather APIs
  • Visual analytics for predictions

⭐ Final Thoughts

This is a practical application of ML in solving a real-world agricultural problem.
Feel free to fork, contribute, or reach out for collaboration!

🔗 GitHub: h4ck3r0/crop-yielding-prediction

Let me know what you think! Would love to hear feedback or ideas for improvements.
#MachineLearning #Python #DataScience #AI #Agriculture #OpenSource #DEVCommunity

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