Muhammad Saeed Mushtaq

Al Ghazi Tractors Ltd.

Smart Farming
Trends & Developments
What’s Smart Farming
 SMART FARMING
• Smart Farming represents the application of modern Information
and Communication Technologies (ICT) into  agriculture, leading
to another Green Revolution.

• Green Revolution is taking over the agricultural world based

upon the combined application of ICT solutions such as precision
equipment, M2M, Internet of Things (IoT), sensors and
actuators, geo-positioning systems, Big Data, Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles (UAVs, drones), robotics, etc.
 SMART FARMS
• Informed Farm
– Precision Agri.
• Sensors, Information Systems, Decision Support System
• Systems exist within a farm-gate
• Connected Farm
– Devices in the farms are connected with each other and the world using internet.
– Farmers are connected to farm devices, other farms and experts.
– Things (e.g. cattle) in the farm can be monitored remotely.
• Integrated Farm
– Includes farmers in supply chain-Suppliers, Logistics, Consumers-back to farmers to
complete loop.
Machine to Machine (M2M)

• Communication between machines and how it enables

innovative advances in technology. Developing M2M
capabilities that are improving and simplifying the way people
do their business and enabling solutions agriculture.
• telematics solution designed to gather critical information
about a machine’s performance and location and make that
data quickly available.
Internet of Things (IoT)

• The IoT-based smart farming, a system is built for monitoring

the crop field with the help of sensors (light, humidity,
temperature, soil moisture, etc.) and automating the irrigation
system.
• IoT devices
– 17 million in 2016
– 27.4 million in 2021.
Internet of Things (IoT)

• Yield Monitoring
• Field Mapping
• Crop Scouting
• Weather Tracking and Forecasting
• Irrigation Management
• Farm Labor Management
• Financial Management
• Feeding Management
• Milk Harvesting
• Breeding Management
• Fish Tracking and Fleet Navigation
• Water Quality Management
• HVAC Management
• Others
Smart Farming

• Precision Farming
– Automation and Control Systems
• Displays
• Guidance and Steering
• GPS/GNSS Systems
• Drones/UAVs
• Mobile Devices/Handheld Computers
• Flow and Application Control Devices
– Sensing and Monitoring Devices
• Yield Monitors
• Soil Sensors
• Water Sensors
• Climate Sensors
Smart Farming

• Livestock Monitoring
– RFID Tags and Readers
• Sensors
• Transmitters & Mounting Equipment
• GPS
• Fish Farming
– GPS/GNSS
– Sensors
• Smart Greenhouse
– HVAC Systems
– LED Lights
– Sensors
• Others (Orchid, Forestry, and
Horticulture)
Software Type

• Web Based
• Cloud-based
– Software As A Service (SaaS)
– Platform As A Service (PaaS)
– Infrastructure As A Services (IaaS)
Service-Type

• System Integration and Consulting

• Support and Maintenance
• Connectivity Services
• Managed Services
– Farm Operation Services
– Data Services
– Analytics
• Professional Services
– Supply Chain Management Services
– Climate Information Services
– Others
Solution Type

• Network Management
• Agriculture Asset Management
• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Smart Water Management
• Others
FUTURE OF FARMING
 Machine Learning & AI
• See & Spray
– Machine learning-based technology
– Reduce the use of herbicide up to 90%.
– AI created 2.3 million jobs.
 Challenges & Issues
• Interoperability of different standards
• Connectivity in rural areas
• The learning curve
• Non-awareness of the varying farm production functions
• Size of individual management zones
• Lack of scalability and configuration problems
• Technical failures and resultant damages
• Mounting e-wastes
• Loss of manual employment
• The security factor