The Internet of Things in

Agriculture

KOUSTAB MAITY
M.Tech Student
Dept. of Electronics & Communication
University Roll No. 25510519001
 OBJECTIVES
1. To understand the concept of IoT.
2. To know the applications of IoT in
agriculture.
3. To discuss the constraints for
implementing IoT in Indian agricultural
scenario.
4. To review the case studies related to IoT in
agriculture.
 INTRODUCTION

What is IoT?
 IOT is short for Internet of Things
 The Internet of Things(IOT) is inter-networking of
physical devices. This system has ability to
transfer data over a network without requiring
human-to-human or human-to-computer
interaction.
 DEFINITION
IoT is an environment where objects,
animals or people are equipped with
unique identifiers capable
data of Internet
transmission over network
without the need for human-human or
human-computer interaction
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the
network of physical objects or "things"
embedded with electronics,software,
sensors, and network connectivity,
which enables these objects to collect
and exchange data.
1. Tagging Things : Real-time item
traceability and addressability by RFIDs.
 RFID- Radio Frequency
Identification
• Widely used in Transport and Logistics
• Easy to deploy: RFID tags and RFID readers
2. Feeling Things : Sensors act as primary
devices to collect data from the
environment.
3.Shrinking Things : Miniaturization and
Nanotechnology has provoked the ability of smaller
things to interact and connect with smart devices.
4.Thinking Things :
Embedded intelligence in devices through sensors
has formed the network connection to the
Internet.
 Devices
Light Motion sensors Temperature

Humidity
Soil
moisture
Sensors Weather conditions
Wind
Air pollution (dust and pollution gases) Rain
Lights

Electric Electric
switches Actuators valves

RFID tags for animal identification and monitoring

Drones Other Cameras

 Applications of IoT in agriculture
 Live farm data
 Applications of IoT in agriculture

 Monitoring soil moisture and temperature

 Controlled irrigation
Efficient usage of inputs like water,
fertilizers, pesticides, etc.
1) Integrated IoT platform coupled with Moduler TFT and Quicktel Cyber
Searching Engine.

2) Furthermore, full length Graphics Generation, Logging, Routine Data

Sheets scrolling facility with PHP Web based Servers is under use which
perfectly admin the whole process and through auto time gaped continuous
scanning making available the reading at one hand and actuating the Drives
in the other hand by using 5G modem.
GPRS Modems or through WiFi, Networking, our system can run for
non stopping mode and one can see the performance and task execution
sequence in a computer by installation of specific software.

Microsoft, Google, IBM, Amazon or any other Server could be the best
match for our system with ease of interfacing.
Impact of IoT on irrigation
Field Connect
GREEN IQ
 Applications of IoT in agriculture

Reduced cost of production

Connected greenhouses and stables
Livestock monitoring
 The Connected Cow!

In the world of IoT, even the cows will be connected and

monitored. Sensors are implanted in the ears of cattle. This allows
farmers to monitor cows’ health and track their movements. On
average, each cow generates about 200 MB of information per
year.
 The Connected Tractor
3.

Smart, connected tractor

2. Smart Tractor

1. Tractor
+

+ +
 Applications of IoT in agriculture

Pest monitoring
Storage monitoring
Tracking farm products
Prevention of illegal logging
Mobile money transfer
• IoT enables branchless banking services which is
beneficial to rural farmers who have no access to
banks within a reasonable distance.
Drones in Agriculture
 Prerequisites for designing IoT
models
1. Robust Models: The characteristic features
of agriculture sector such as diversity,
complexity spatio-temporal variability, and
uncertainties have to be considered in
developing the right kinds of products and
services.
2. Scalability: The size of farms varies from
small to large, and hence the solutions
should be scalable. The architecture
should be able to scale up incrementally
with less overheads.
3.Affordability: Affordability is the key
to success. The cost has to be
appropriate with substantial benefits.
Standardized platforms, tools, products and
services can bring the cost down with
increased volumes.

4. Sustainability: The issue of sustainability

is vital because of intense economic pressure
and fierce global competition.
 Constraints for implementing IoT in
Indian agricultural scenario

• Small, dispersed land holdings

• Complexity, scalability and affordability of
the technologies
• Privacy and security concerns
• Internet connectivity and availability
Strategies to familiarise IoT
among Extension personnel
SAUs can collaborate with
Technological Institutes to
obtain knowledge on IoT

Funds can be used to provide

IoT facilities in Research
Stations and KVKs, on a pilot
basis

Training can be provided

to Extension Personnel
Role of Extension personnel in
IoT farming
Awareness creation activities.
Skill trainings on use of
sensors, analysis of data and
decision making.
Introduction of innovations.
Case studies
 Case Study 1
Precision Agriculture through
Internet of Things
• AMAN KUMAR AND ANOOP CHANDRA
(2016) proposed a solution that involves
digitizing agricultural metrics to build a
crop recommendation system to assist
the farmers in cultivating better crops.
• This system makes use of concepts of
Internet of Things and rule-based
classification algorithms to predict the
suitable crops according to the climatic
factors such as humidity, temperature, soil
moisture and soil nutrient contents
(nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium).
• A farming set up is installed in the farms
which transfers the data collected by the
sensors to the server using a micro-
controller.
• At the sever side, the data is processed
using classification algorithms.
• The recommended crop details will be
provided to the farmers via SMS or IVR
Figure : Block diagram of the system
Frequency table for agricultural metric
Data collected by the sensors
Data Collected by the Sensors
CONCLUSION