Trend-Enabled Recommender System with Diversity Enhancer for Crop Recommendation

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Trend-Enabled Recommender System with Diversity Enhancer for Crop Recommendation

Trend-Enabled Recommender System with Diversity Enhancer for Crop Recommendation
Iulia Baraian, Rudolf Erdei, Rares Tamaian, Daniela Delinschi, Emil Pasca, Oliviu Matei

Abstract. Achieving optimal agricultural yields and promoting sustainable farming relies on accurate crop recommendations. However, the applicability of many current systems is limited by their considerable computational requirements and dependence on comprehensive datasets, especially in resource-limited contexts. This paper presents HOLISTIQ RS, a novel crop recommendation system explicitly designed for operation on low-specification hardware and in data-scarce regions. HOLISTIQ RS combines collaborative filtering with a Markov model to predict appropriate crop choices, drawing upon user profiles, regional agricultural data, and past crop performance. Results indicate that HOLISTIQ RS provides a significant increase in recommendation accuracy, achieving a MAP@5 of 0.31 and nDCG@5 of 0.41, outperforming standard collaborative filtering methods (the KNN achieved MAP@5 of 0.28 and nDCG@5 of 0.38, and the ANN achieved MAP@5 of 0.25 and nDCG@5 of 0.35). Significantly, the system also demonstrates enhanced recommendation diversity, achieving an Item Variety (IV@5) of 23%, which is absent in deterministic baselines. Significantly, the system is engineered for reduced energy consumption and can be deployed on low-cost hardware. This provides a feasible and adaptable method for encouraging informed decision-making and promoting sustainable agricultural practices in areas where resources are constrained, with an emphasis on lower energy usage.

Keywords: recommender system; markov process; system architecture; recommendation diversity; cold start problem; trend forecasting

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The generalized traveling salesman problem (GTSP) is an extension of the classical traveling salesman
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A comprehensive survey on the generalized traveling salesman problem

A comprehensive survey on the generalized traveling salesman problem

The generalized traveling salesman problem (GTSP) is an extension of the classical traveling salesman
problem (TSP), and it is among the most researched combinatorial optimization problems due to its theoretical properties, complexity aspects, and real-life applications in various areas: location-routing problems, material flow design problem, distribution of medical supplies, urban waste collection management, airport selection and routing the courier airplanes, image retrieval and ranking, digital garment manufacturing, etc.

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