A Review of Practice and Implementation of the Internet of Things (IoT) for Smallholder Agriculture

In order to feed a growing global population projected to increase to 9 billion by 2050, food production will need to increase from its current level. The bulk of this growth will need to come from smallholder farmers who rely on generational knowledge in their farming practices and who live in loca...

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Main Authors:	Anish Paul Antony, Kendra Leith, Craig Jolley, Jennifer Lu, Daniel J. Sweeney
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:	Sustainability
Subjects:	internet of things low-cost sensors smallholder agriculture global engineering
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/9/3750

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spelling	doaj-014a9b87d0e2497d9f5e5f71105682bb2020-11-25T02:08:40ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502020-05-01123750375010.3390/su12093750A Review of Practice and Implementation of the Internet of Things (IoT) for Smallholder AgricultureAnish Paul Antony0Kendra Leith1Craig Jolley2Jennifer Lu3Daniel J. Sweeney4D-Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USAD-Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USAU.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, DC 20004, USAD-Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USAD-Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USAIn order to feed a growing global population projected to increase to 9 billion by 2050, food production will need to increase from its current level. The bulk of this growth will need to come from smallholder farmers who rely on generational knowledge in their farming practices and who live in locations where weather patterns and seasons are becoming less predictable due to climate change. The expansion of internet-connected devices is increasing opportunities to apply digital tools and services on smallholder farms, including monitoring soil and plants in horticulture, water quality in aquaculture, and ambient environments in greenhouses. In combination with other food security efforts, internet of things (IoT)-enabled precision smallholder farming has the potential to improve livelihoods and accelerate low- and middle-income countries’ journey to self-reliance. Using a combination of interviews, surveys and site visits to gather information, this research presents a review of the current state of the IoT for on-farm measurement, cases of successful IoT implementation in low- and middle-income countries, challenges associated with implementing the IoT on smallholder farms, and recommendations for practitioners.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/9/3750internet of thingslow-cost sensorssmallholder agricultureglobal engineering
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title	A Review of Practice and Implementation of the Internet of Things (IoT) for Smallholder Agriculture
title_short	A Review of Practice and Implementation of the Internet of Things (IoT) for Smallholder Agriculture
title_full	A Review of Practice and Implementation of the Internet of Things (IoT) for Smallholder Agriculture
title_fullStr	A Review of Practice and Implementation of the Internet of Things (IoT) for Smallholder Agriculture
title_full_unstemmed	A Review of Practice and Implementation of the Internet of Things (IoT) for Smallholder Agriculture
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publisher	MDPI AG
series	Sustainability
issn	2071-1050
publishDate	2020-05-01
description	In order to feed a growing global population projected to increase to 9 billion by 2050, food production will need to increase from its current level. The bulk of this growth will need to come from smallholder farmers who rely on generational knowledge in their farming practices and who live in locations where weather patterns and seasons are becoming less predictable due to climate change. The expansion of internet-connected devices is increasing opportunities to apply digital tools and services on smallholder farms, including monitoring soil and plants in horticulture, water quality in aquaculture, and ambient environments in greenhouses. In combination with other food security efforts, internet of things (IoT)-enabled precision smallholder farming has the potential to improve livelihoods and accelerate low- and middle-income countries’ journey to self-reliance. Using a combination of interviews, surveys and site visits to gather information, this research presents a review of the current state of the IoT for on-farm measurement, cases of successful IoT implementation in low- and middle-income countries, challenges associated with implementing the IoT on smallholder farms, and recommendations for practitioners.
topic	internet of things low-cost sensors smallholder agriculture global engineering
url	https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/9/3750
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A Review of Practice and Implementation of the Internet of Things (IoT) for Smallholder Agriculture

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