IoT in Agriculture

Agriculture plays vital role in the development of agricultural country like India. Issues concerning agriculture can be solved using smart agriculture by modernizing the current traditional methods of agriculture. Internet of Things (IoT) plays a vital role in smart agriculture. With the advent of Internet of Things (IoT) and industrialization, the development of Information Technology (IT) has led to various studies not only in industry but also in agriculture. Traditional agriculture is transmuting into smart agriculture due to the distinction of the Internet of Things (IoT). A remote-controlled vehicle functions on both automatic and manual modes, for various agriculture processes like spraying, cutting, weeding etc. The controller keeps monitoring the temperature, humidity, soil condition through sensors using Arduino board and in case of any discrepancy send a SMS notification as well as a notification on the application developed for the same to the farmer’s smartphone using Wi-Fi/3G/4G and accordingly supplies water to the field. Low-cost and low-power are the key factors to make any IoT network useful and acceptable to the farmers.