Internet-of-things for smart agriculture: current applications, future perspectives, and limitations

The increasing global population has led to a higher demand for food production, while a decrease in rural labor and a rise in production costs present complex challenges for the food industry. Smart agriculture is a farm management concept that considers the deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) t...

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Main Authors: Rizan, Nastaran, Balasundram, Siva K., Shahbazi, Arash Bayat, Balachandran, Unetha, Shamshiri, Redmond R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Research Publishing 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/117765/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/117765/1/117765.pdf
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author Rizan, Nastaran
Balasundram, Siva K.
Shahbazi, Arash Bayat
Balachandran, Unetha
Shamshiri, Redmond R.
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Shahbazi, Arash Bayat
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description The increasing global population has led to a higher demand for food production, while a decrease in rural labor and a rise in production costs present complex challenges for the food industry. Smart agriculture is a farm management concept that considers the deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) to address current food production challenges. In this regard, the agricultural sector is becoming increasingly data-focused, and requires data and technologies that are more precise, advanced, and cutting-edge than in the past. IoT enables agriculture to become data-driven, resulting in timely and more cost-effective farm intervention while reducing environmental impact. This review provides an analytical survey of the current and potential applications of IoT in smart agriculture to overcome challenges posed by spatio-temporal variability under varying environments and task diversity. This review also discusses the challenges that may arise from IoT deployment and presents an overview of the existing applications and those that may be developed in the future.
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spelling upm-1177652025-06-11T07:52:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/117765/ Internet-of-things for smart agriculture: current applications, future perspectives, and limitations Rizan, Nastaran Balasundram, Siva K. Shahbazi, Arash Bayat Balachandran, Unetha Shamshiri, Redmond R. The increasing global population has led to a higher demand for food production, while a decrease in rural labor and a rise in production costs present complex challenges for the food industry. Smart agriculture is a farm management concept that considers the deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) to address current food production challenges. In this regard, the agricultural sector is becoming increasingly data-focused, and requires data and technologies that are more precise, advanced, and cutting-edge than in the past. IoT enables agriculture to become data-driven, resulting in timely and more cost-effective farm intervention while reducing environmental impact. This review provides an analytical survey of the current and potential applications of IoT in smart agriculture to overcome challenges posed by spatio-temporal variability under varying environments and task diversity. This review also discusses the challenges that may arise from IoT deployment and presents an overview of the existing applications and those that may be developed in the future. Scientific Research Publishing 2024-12-13 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/117765/1/117765.pdf Rizan, Nastaran and Balasundram, Siva K. and Shahbazi, Arash Bayat and Balachandran, Unetha and Shamshiri, Redmond R. (2024) Internet-of-things for smart agriculture: current applications, future perspectives, and limitations. Agricultural Sciences, 15 (12). pp. 1446-1475. ISSN 2156-8553; eISSN: 2156-8561 https://www.scirp.org/journal/doi.aspx?doi=10.4236/as.2024.1512080 10.4236/as.2024.1512080
spellingShingle Rizan, Nastaran
Balasundram, Siva K.
Shahbazi, Arash Bayat
Balachandran, Unetha
Shamshiri, Redmond R.
Internet-of-things for smart agriculture: current applications, future perspectives, and limitations
title Internet-of-things for smart agriculture: current applications, future perspectives, and limitations
title_full Internet-of-things for smart agriculture: current applications, future perspectives, and limitations
title_fullStr Internet-of-things for smart agriculture: current applications, future perspectives, and limitations
title_full_unstemmed Internet-of-things for smart agriculture: current applications, future perspectives, and limitations
title_short Internet-of-things for smart agriculture: current applications, future perspectives, and limitations
title_sort internet-of-things for smart agriculture: current applications, future perspectives, and limitations
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/117765/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/117765/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/117765/1/117765.pdf