IoT plays a major role in smart agriculture. Smart farming and agriculture involve the integration of advanced technologies into existing farming practices in order to increase production efficiency and the quality of agricultural products.
IoT in agriculture involves sensors, drones, and robots connected through the internet which function automatically performing operations and gathering data aimed at increasing efficiency and predictability. There are many reasons to implement a smart agriculture solution. Below you can find some advantages of IoT for agriculture.
Benefits of IoT for Agriculture
- Reduced environmental footprint
- Reduction of risks
- Low operation costs
- Increased quality of production
- Automatic watering and irrigation
The global smart agriculture/farming market is anticipated to reach USD 18.21 billion by 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Factors such as consistent growth in population, low availability of cultivable land, government incentives, and demand for fresh and high-quality food are expected to drive the smart greenhouse market.
The prevailing scarcity of land in urban cities has urged growers to adopt new solutions for developing fresh produces.
For instance, the vertical farming technique enables consumers to grow crops indoor in layers, in a multi-story building, stacked on racks, or in a warehouse.The growing population is expected to result in an increased food demand by 2050.
Farmers are likely to witness immense pressure in increasing crop production either by making more land available to grow crops or adopting newer techniques, such as smart agriculture and vertical farming.
Traditional farming techniques witness several barriers such as climate change, high labor cost.
These disadvantages can be overcome with the use of technologies such as LED indoor farming, which creates a nature-like condition to help farmers meet the swelling food demand.
Gone are the days when farming was done with obsolete technologies, which resulted in the poor production of the crop.
With the advent of smart address technology for farms, smart farming has come into existence.
