Why IoT Is The Future Of Agriculture

Team MAXLABIO

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09 Oct, 2023

The development of IoT agriculture has seen a rapid increase in recent years as advancements in technology have enabled farmers to monitor and control their equipment remotely. This allows them to take care of their crops from anywhere in the world, making it possible for them to monitor the health and growth rates of their plants in real time.

Agriculture

- IoT

- sensors

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What is IoT Agriculture?

The development of IoT agriculture has seen a rapid increase in recent years as advancements in technology have enabled farmers to monitor and control their equipment remotely. This allows them to take care of their crops from anywhere in the world, making it possible for them to monitor the health and growth rates of their plants in real time.

IoT agriculture can be used for various purposes. For example, it can be used to collect data about crop performance or create alerts when there are changes in weather conditions. It can also be used by farmers who work at night or during off hours when they would not otherwise be able to continue working on their farms without sacrificing sleep time.

How will agritech affect the future of agriculture?

Agriculture is a field that has been around for thousands of years. It is one of the oldest industries in the world. The first farmers were probably hunters who learned to plant seeds and harvest crops. They used their knowledge to grow more food than they could consume themselves, which allowed them to trade with others for goods they couldn’t produce themselves.

The future of agriculture is going to be affected by agritech, or technology that is applied in agriculture. There are many different ways that this will happen in the future, but let’s focus on a few of them.

One of the ways that technology will affect agriculture is through smart farming, where farmers use sensors to monitor their crops and make decisions about how much water and nutrients they need to apply at any given time. What is a smart farm? A smart farm uses sensors and data analysis tools to monitor crops and make decisions about how much water or nutrients need to be applied at any.

Challenges in agritech

The agritech industry is full of challenges. As the market expands, so does the list of challenges. One challenge is that IoT-enabled devices are not secure enough to protect data and prevent hacking. This makes it difficult for agritech companies to provide a secure solution for their customers.

Another challenge in agritech is that there is a lack of skilled workers, and they are not able to find them quickly enough. The industry has been trying to solve this problem by training more people internally, but there are still not enough skilled workers available in the market.

How to Setup Your Own Smart Farm with Connected Sensors and Systems

The process of setting up a smart farm is not as complicated as it sounds. There are many reasons why farmers have started adopting this in their farms. For example, they can now monitor the health of their crops and animals without having to make frequent visits to the farms. Various wireless sensors can be used for collecting data on everything from soil conditions to crop growth rates. The data collected by these devices will be accessible through dashboards and analytics for easy monitoring and analysis.

Conclusion

There is no doubt that IoT will define the future of agriculture. It will help to increase productivity, reduce waste and provide an efficient feedback loop to act on data in new creative ways.

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Improving transport facilities with wireless wastewater management

Into the future, more transport companies may start to integrate wastewater monitoring systems to manage these key facilities effectively. But this opportunity isn’t only limited to transport – any water monitoring capabilities can help reduce waste, and save energy, time and resources.

Kevin Kotinkar

fromNordic Semiconductor

21 Sep, 2022

IoT

- sensors

When the average American toilet is flushed, six liters of water surge with a force of up to 40 psi before traveling over a million miles of irrigation and pipework. Yet, given that the plumbing is fixed to a set route with minimal diversions, this isn’t even the most complex wastewater management application to consider. Toilet systems on planes or trains travel thousands of kilometers daily and must remain in good working order from journey to journey.

On the move

When a moveable sanitary water system experiences blockages, water pressure issues, or problems with the pipes or flow, the challenge to ensure the situation is promptly and efficiently resolved is a big one.

There is often limited time in the schedule for emptying and maintaining tanks, and the service stations where maintenance can be performed aren’t always readily available. As a result, engineers and maintenance personnel can work under as much pressure as the tank or pipe.

Hygiene standards for public transport also dictate that any issues should be resolved or isolated as soon as possible. This means individual toilets, whole bathrooms, full carriages, or even entire trains can be taken out of commission due to sanitary issues until the problem is fixed – an enormously disruptive event for commuters.

In addition, even if only one or two amenities are directly affected, it can place more pressure on the remaining facilities of a delicate system, potentially causing further problems. And so the cycle continues.

Looking deeper with cellular IoT

These wastewater challenges are not rare occurrences. British train operating company South Western Railway, has cited a lack of water and tank faults as two of the three main faults for train toilets.

Any unrelated delays to transit times can also affect the planned emptying schedule of the tanks, which will automatically stop functioning when full. The commonly used CET

Greenhouse Automation using Arduino Edge Control

Automating the food supply is key to securing future food supply chains.

23 Aug, 2023

Introduction

Agricultural automation has become a sought-after interest in the 21^st century. Using sensors and actuators the entire farming process can be controlled to mitigate waste and increase yield. Various tools and systems have been designed with the aim of realizing end-to-end automation in the agricultural sector.

This article provides application notes and illustrations for the new Arduino Edge Control. It uses an example of an automated greenhouse to demonstrate the capabilities of the Edge Control and provides detail on the various sensors, actuators, and power and connectivity options.

Agriculture and the need for automation

In the past decade, agriculture has experienced a series of challenges including a declining workforce and increasingly harsh and unpredictable weather conditions. Global warming, pandemics, and regional conflicts have had a further toll on global food supplies - with the UN warning of critical food shortages amidst rising prices. At the same time, the world’s population is increasing rapidly and is expected to reach almost 9.7 billion by the year 2050¹.

The current agricultural production needs to be increased by at least 70%² to meet the demands of the future. In short, agriculture today needs to find strategies to solve the issue of rising demand on one side, and a lack of production, workers, and arable land on the other.

Automated greenhouses are a proven tool to increase crop yield while producing less food waste. Automation provides a structured, data-driven approach to crop care.

Advanced automation provides more food per squa