Use of Internet of Things (IoT) in Agriculture: Its Implications, Success and Future Challenges -----Review Article-----
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Agriculture is the backbone of the economy of any country and enjoys the utmost position in providing livelihood to people and ensuring and harboring ecosystem sustainability, however, industrialization and its subsequent effects demand the upgradation of the current farming system. In this regard, novel Information technologies and artificial intelligence provide the ultimate pathways for enhancing agricultural yield. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the use of information technology and wireless communicators and sensors mounted on different objects that have the ability to communicate in real time. The field of IoT can manage crop growing environment, predict the soil need for fertilizers, identify plant diseases, and help in farm machinery automation thus minimizing labor-related challenges. By keeping the concept in mind, we present a detailed review related to IoT in farming systems with special emphasis on smart agriculture and cloud computing, sensors and communication platforms, and deep and transfer learning in disease recognition. Soil temperature and moisture prediction, meteorology events and the onset of pest attacks can solve crop loss challenges by alerting the farming community before the onset of such unfortunate events and before hitting the economic threshold levels.
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