Smart Farming: Internet of Things (IoT)-Based Sustainable Agriculture

• Published in: Agriculture (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 10; p. 1745
• Main Authors: Dhanaraju, Muthumanickam, Chenniappan, Poongodi, Ramalingam, Kumaraperumal, Pazhanivelan, Sellaperumal, Kaliaperumal, Ragunath
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2022
• Subjects: Accuracy; advanced agriculture practices; Agricultural industry; Agricultural production; Artificial intelligence; Big Data; Biodiversity; Cloud computing; Communication; crop management; Crop rotation; Developing countries; Digital agriculture; Emissions; Farm machinery; Farmers; Farming; Farms; Food; Global positioning systems; GPS; Greenhouse gases; Internet; Internet of Things; internet-of-things (IoT); Irrigation; issues and problems; LDCs; Natural resources; Pesticides; Planting; Productivity; Robotics; Robots; Sensors; smart farming; Sustainable agriculture; Technology; Technology adoption; Traditional farming; Netherlands; India
• ISSN: 2077-0472; 2077-0472
• DOI: 10.3390/agriculture12101745

Smart farming is a development that has emphasized information and communication technology used in machinery, equipment, and sensors in network-based hi-tech farm supervision cycles. Innovative technologies, the Internet of Things (IoT), and cloud computing are anticipated to inspire growth and initiate the use of robots and artificial intelligence in farming. Such ground-breaking deviations are unsettling current agriculture approaches, while also presenting a range of challenges. This paper investigates the tools and equipment used in applications of wireless sensors in IoT agriculture, and the anticipated challenges faced when merging technology with conventional farming activities. Furthermore, this technical knowledge is helpful to growers during crop periods from sowing to harvest; and applications in both packing and transport are also investigated.