IoT solutions for the agriculture sector

July 17, 2016 Off By David
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Grazed from TheEdgeMarkets. Author: Fatimah Arshad.

The Internet of Things (IoT) could be a game changer for agriculture in this country. Supported by cloud computing and 3G, IoT has the potential to improve agricultural ventures, big and small. It is a relatively cheap technology, but it is smart, pervasive and transformative. In general, it is rare for people to think about the internet in connection with agriculture.

But IoT technology allows farmers to connect devices to the internet to improve management and operations to reduce waste, better control pests and disease, efficiently use farm inputs and streamline livestock management, thus, raising productivity. What is IoT? There is no universally agreed upon definition of IoT. In simple terms, it is a technology that connects any device to the internet…

It describes networks of objects or “things” that are not themselves computers but have embedded components that connect to the internet. “Things” include agricultural equipment, cows or sheep in the field implanted with chips, home appliances and almost anything one can think of, including people. The core of this wave of innovation is data and the interconnectedness of devices and equipment. The IoT is a giant network of connected “things”. These networks allow communications or establish people-to-people, people-to-things and things-to-things relationships…

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