Abstract
<p class="0papersubtitle">with advancement in technology, many sectors have seen growth and improvement in service delivery. Today, many areas such as health, transport and logistics, retailing among others have adopted the use of IoT. Agricultural sector has not been left out on the use of IoT. IoT is defined as a network of interconnected devices which can transfer data efficiently without human involvement. In agriculture, IoT can play a big role in increasing productivity and efficient storage management. Other applications include security, real-time object tracking and monitoring. In Zambia however, the agricultural sector through the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) while still underdeveloped, faces many challenges that range from spoilage, infestations, theft at site, spillage and storage among others. As the national food security agency, FRA has for many years been grappling with these challenges. In order to help curb theft problems, this study proposes the adoption of IoT and related technologies. The proposed IoT technologies will be a prototype model that will employ the use of GPS, RFID, PIR, Wireless radio communication module and the GSM technologies. The GPS will be used to monitor and track the location of the vehicle in transit using mobile and web applications. To curb theft of grain at stationary points, the system will use motion sensing through the use of PIR sensors, wireless radio communication module and the GSM/GPRS technologies. Lastly, RFID combined with GPRS and Arduino microcontroller will be responsible for grain bags tallying. </p><p class="0papersubtitle"> </p>
Highlights
Techniques are available for development of farming
We propose an Internet of Things (IoT) business process that seeks to address some of the gaps reviewed in literature, in a paper presented by Cynthia and Jackson [5], Mulima and Jackson [3], both papers brought out the need for curbing theft of grain in Food Reserve Agency (FRA) circulation
The second module is an E-perimeter which shall be used to monitor unauthorized entry in the restricted zone were the grain shall be stocked so that our grain is further secured, this shall be made possible by the adoption of IoT devices called Wireless radio communication module, in our proof of concept prototype we propose to use APC220 and Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM)/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) to alert management by sending an SMS once motion detection happens with the help of our motion sensors and we propose PIR because these are mainly for intrusion detection by sensing motion, detects any trespassing that occurs in the range of the motion sensor
Summary
[1] Notes that the food sector is a challenging domain from a supply chain management perspective as it needs advanced control systems that can deal with perishable products, unpredictable supply variations and stringent food safety and sustainability requirements. Many sectors have seen growth and improvement in service delivery Today, many areas such as health, transport and logistics, retailing among others have adopted the use of internet of things (IoT). With the challenges FRA is currently facing there is need to have a precise, and appropriate technique of tracking of the grain bags, provide remote monitoring on the grain that is stationary and ready for dispatch at the depot and provide electronic tallying of grain bags once moved from one depot to another within the FRA circulation This shall be done in order to reduce theft of the grain and ensure management and monitoring of the grain that is being transported from one location to another in a credible and efficient manner. Internet of Things is one of the latest advances in Information and Communication Technologies, providing global connectivity and management of sensors, devices, users and information [12][14]
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