Significant Role of IoT in Agriculture for Smart Farming

Abstract

If we talk about a technology that proved to be a boon for mankind, it is none other than IoT (Internet of Things) as we all are bound to the industries and agriculture where this technology has already spread its tentacles. According to the survey, it is an estimation that by 2025 the associated agriculture market will get hiked about 4.7 billion US dollars worldwide; it was 1.8 billion US dollars in 2019. When we ask ourselves what is the area where IoT is being used humongously, it will be in smart watches, Home Automation, Driverless Cars, etc. But in agriculture, it has impacted the most. As per statistics, the global population will reach almost 10 billion by 2050. Therefore, in order to consume the needs of such a gigantic population, it’s become the need to head toward the latest technology in agriculture, but still we are facing some challenges such as weather condition, sudden changes in climate and environmental influence. To cope with such calamities, IoT has proved to be a game changer and helped in satiating the needs of eatables. As the industrial IoT in agriculture has been introduced globally, so do the advanced sensors been used in the market. There are various ways to connect the sensors to the cloud either by cellular or satellite network, through which we can have real time data just by using the sensors in projects. There are other applications also in IoT such as water monitoring system in which farmers can look into the tank for checking the water level in real life for the welfare of irrigation process, seed and plant monitoring system, in which farmers can monitor their farms from the very beginning phase one of seeds sprouting to the fully-grown plant can be nourished. Using IoT in farming, farmers have not only enhanced the yields in multifold but also decreased the cost of farming. With the proper usage of IoT technology, the farmers have gained a tremendous amount of benefit not only financially but also physically by doing smart farming. Now, the water management is much easier, water sprinkling system, where sprinkler automatic sprinkles the water once the sensors found a lack of humidity in the soil. In a nutshell, we can say that IoT enhances decision-making capabilities of the farmers with more precise data in real time and is like another wave of green revolution through smart farming.