Sustainable development in agriculture using internet of things-A Review

Abstract

Agriculture is the primary source of food grains and livelihood of rural people in India. The importance of agriculture cannot be ignored as it is also the backbone of country's economy. There is a remarkable change in the farming conditions for the past several years. There is uncertainty in water availability for agriculture and scarcity of natural resources due to rapid degradation and use of these natural resources but the population across the globe has grown immensely. This addresses the need for implementation of better farming methods such as precision agriculture which contributes in several ways to provide sustainability of production agriculture over a long period by producing more in less time using available natural resources. Over the last few years, there is a gradual increase in the usage of such systems. Now a day's farmers are being trained and are using information systems to improve the crop management and for increasing the productivity. This paves a path to create a platform to manage farm activities, improve biodiversity and also to reduce the consumption of water. Such new invention in turn enhances and develops the farming. This paper analyses about how IoT is laying a strong foundation for sustainable development in agriculture.