Journal of Internet of Things and Information Technology ISSN: 3107-4502 (Online)

Authors: K Rammohan Goud, Venu Babu Gali

Abstract: Oppose the perception people may have regarding the agricultural process, the reality is that today's agriculture industry is data-centered, precise, and smarter than ever. The rapid emergence of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) based technologies redesigned almost every industry including ―smart cultivation (agriculture) which moved the industry from statistical to quantitative approaches. Such revolutionary changes are shaking the existing agriculture methods and creating new opportunities along a range of challenges. This article highlights the potential of wireless sensors and IoT in agriculture, as well as the challenges expected to be faced when integrating this technology with the traditional farming practices. What sensors are available for specific agriculture application, like crop and water management, pest controlling and its working, precision agriculture, and food production and its safety detection are listed. Finally, based on this thorough review, we identify current and future trends of IoT in agriculture and highlight potential research challenges.

Keywords: Food quality and quantity, IoTs, APSCM) M2M, RFID, EPC, ZigBee