- Research Article
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- 10.21015/vtcs.v13i2.2310
IoT-Enabled Machine Learning Framework for Precision Agriculture: Achieving Near-Perfect Crop Yield Prediction in Pakistan's Diverse Agro-Climatic Zones
- Dec 31, 2025
- VAWKUM Transactions on Computer Sciences
- Muzamil Hussain + 4 more +4
This study introduces an integrated IoT-based framework for machine learning of agricultural crop yield prediction without rivaling in the accuracy levels. After an intensive survey of 16 machine learning algorithms on multiyear data from the principle agricultural zones of Pakistan, we show that ensemble models are capable of achieving close to perfect prediction accuracy. The Random Forest method had excellent performance with R² = 0.99, RMSE = 538.37 kg/ha and MAPE = 0.2944% which are a new benchmark in the field of agricultural yield prediction. Analysis of 400 agricultural records across seven districts showed evident outperformance of the tree-based ensemble methods against conventional ones. The proposed end-to-end framework integrates IoT sensor networks and cutting-edge ML models to monitor in real-time, and with high accuracy, the yields of major crops viz. wheat, cotton, sugarcane and rice. Here, we present an important leapfrogging in precision agriculture technology development that provides disruptive potential to the agricultural planning, resource allocation and food security improvement of developing countries by fusing IoT and machine learning.
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