Provincial irrigation and agriculture departments often operated with limited visibility into actual water use at the farm level. The lack of granular, real-time data made it difficult to plan water distribution effectively, contributing to inefficient irrigation practices and unnecessary water loss.

To address this challenge, a student team from CECOS University Peshawar, working under Code for Pakistan’s Civic Innovator Program (2024–2025), developed a prototype On-Farm Water Management System that combined IoT hardware with a digital monitoring platform. The system captured farm-level data through integrated sensors and smart devices, enabling departments to better understand water flow, soil conditions, and usage patterns directly from the field.

The solution was designed, prototyped, and iteratively refined in close consultation with stakeholders from the On-Farm Water Management Department, with technical mentorship provided by Code for Pakistan. By turning on-ground data into actionable insights, the project strengthened evidence-based decision-making and supported more efficient and sustainable irrigation practices.

The innovation and impact of this work were further recognized at the national level, where the same CECOS University team won a Final Year Project Competition organized by the Higher Education Commission, highlighting the project’s technical excellence and real-world relevance.