Methods and systems for generating optimized planting schedule of crop to overcome storage capabilities

A system for generating an optimized planting schedule of a crop to overcome storage capabilities, comprising:

• a memory storing instructions;
• one or more input/output (I/O) interfaces;
• and
• one or more hardware processors coupled to the memory via the one or more I/O interfaces, wherein the one or more hardware processors are configured by the instructions to:
• receive (i) a planting period and a harvest period, of the crop to be harvested in one or more crop fields, (ii) a weekly storage capacity for each week during the harvest period, and (iii) an estimated weekly production capacity of each crop field of the one or more crop fields, wherein the planting period of the crop is from a first planting day to a last planting day, and the harvest period of the crop is from a first harvest day to a last harvest day;
• forecast a cumulative maturity value (CMV) data for each day of the planting period and the harvest period of the crop, using a CMV prediction model, wherein the CMV data is associated with an environment where the crop is cultivated;
• and
• predict an optimized planting schedule, an optimized harvest schedule, and an actual weekly production capacity of the crop from each crop field of the one or more crop fields, based on (i) the planting period and the harvest period of the crop, (ii) the CMV data for each day of the planting period and the harvest period, (iii) a weekly storage capacity for each week during the harvest period, and (iv) an estimated weekly production capacity of the crop from each crop field of the one or more crop fields, using an optimization model, by:
• (a) receiving a required CMV of the crop to be cultivated in each crop field of the one or more crop fields;
• (b) obtaining a plurality of initial planting schedules based on the first planting day and the last planting day of the planting period, wherein each initial planting schedule comprises a randomly defined initial planting date for each crop field of the one or more crop fields from the planting period;
• (c) determining for each initial planting schedule of the plurality of initial planting schedules, (i) an initial harvest schedule, (ii) an initial weekly production capacity of the crop from each crop field of the one or more crop fields, and (iii) a fitness value, based on the (i) CMV data for each day of the planting period and the harvest period, (ii) the weekly storage capacity for each week during the harvest period, (iii) the required CMV of the crop, and (iv) the estimated weekly production capacity of the crop from each crop field of the one or more crop fields;
• (d) sorting each initial planting schedule of the plurality of initial planting schedules, based on the corresponding fitness value, in a descending order;
• (e) choosing an initial planting schedule having a highest fitness value, among the plurality of initial planting schedules, from the sorting;
• (f) selecting (i) the initial planting schedule having the highest fitness value as the optimized planting schedule, (ii) the corresponding initial harvest schedule as the optimized harvest schedule, (iii) the corresponding initial weekly production capacity as the actual weekly production capacity of the crop from each crop field of the one or more crop fields, if the highest fitness value is greater than a predefined fitness threshold value;
• (g) determining a plurality of successive planting schedules based on the plurality of initial planting schedules and the fitness value of each initial planting schedule, if the highest fitness value is less than or equal to the predefined fitness threshold value, wherein each successive planting schedule comprises a successive planting date for each crop field of the one or more crop fields from the planting period, and a number of the plurality of initial planting schedules is equal to the number of the plurality of successive planting schedules;
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• (h) repeating the steps (c) through (g), considering the plurality of successive planting schedules as the plurality of initial planting schedules, until the highest fitness value of a successive planting schedule is greater than the predefined fitness threshold value.

One or more non-transitory machine-readable information storage mediums comprising one or more instructions which when executed by one or more hardware processors cause:

• receiving (i) a planting period and a harvest period, of the crop to be harvested in one or more crop fields, (ii) a weekly storage capacity for each week during the harvest period, and (iii) an estimated weekly production capacity of each crop field of the one or more crop fields, wherein the planting period of the crop is from a first planting day to a last planting day, and the harvest period of the crop is from a first harvest day to a last harvest day;
• forecasting a cumulative maturity value (CMV) data for each day of the planting period and the harvest period of the crop, using a CMV prediction model, wherein the CMV data is associated with an environment where the crop is cultivated;
• and
• predicting an optimized planting schedule, an optimized harvest schedule, and an actual weekly production capacity of the crop from each crop field of the one or more crop fields, based on (i) the planting period and the harvest period of the crop, (ii) the CMV data for each day of the planting period and the harvest period, (iii) a weekly storage capacity for each week during the harvest period, and (iv) an estimated weekly production capacity of the crop from each crop field of the one or more crop fields, using an optimization model, by:
• (a) receiving a required CMV of the crop to be cultivated in each crop field of the one or more crop fields;
• (b) obtaining a plurality of initial planting schedules based on the first planting day and the last planting day of the planting period, wherein each initial planting schedule comprises a randomly defined initial planting date for each crop field of the one or more crop fields from the planting period;
• (c) determining for each initial planting schedule of the plurality of initial planting schedules, (i) an initial harvest schedule, (ii) an initial weekly production capacity of the crop from each crop field of the one or more crop fields, and (iii) a fitness value, based on the (i) CMV data for each day of the planting period and the harvest period, (ii) the weekly storage capacity for each week during the harvest period, (iii) the required CMV of the crop, and (iv) the estimated weekly production capacity of the crop from each crop field of the one or more crop fields;
• (d) sorting each initial planting schedule of the plurality of initial planting schedules, based on the corresponding fitness value, in a descending order;
• (e) choosing an initial planting schedule having a highest fitness value, among the plurality of initial planting schedules, from the sorting;
• (f) selecting (i) the initial planting schedule having the highest fitness value as the optimized planting schedule, (ii) the corresponding initial harvest schedule as the optimized harvest schedule, (iii) the corresponding initial weekly production capacity as the actual weekly production capacity of the crop from each crop field of the one or more crop fields, if the highest fitness value is greater than a predefined fitness threshold value;
• (g) determining a plurality of successive planting schedules based on the plurality of initial planting schedules and the fitness value of each initial planting schedule, if the highest fitness value is less than or equal to the predefined fitness threshold value, wherein each successive planting schedule comprises a successive planting date for each crop field of the one or more crop fields from the planting period, and a number of the plurality of initial planting schedules is equal to the number of the plurality of successive planting schedules;
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• (h) repeating the steps (c) through (g), considering the plurality of successive planting schedules as the plurality of initial planting schedules, until the highest fitness value of a successive planting schedule is greater than the predefined fitness threshold value.