A Study on the Use of IoT in Agriculture to Implement Smart Farming

Presently there is a massive enhancement in technologies, and a lot of things, appliances, and techniques are accessible in the agriculture sector. One of the famous techniques is known as IoT. Several applications of IoT are evident in the field of agriculture for the benefit of the farmers and in turn for the successful development of the nation. IoT is used in agriculture to improve productivity, efficiency, and the global market. It also helps farmers to reduce manpower, cost, and time. In this chapter, the authors are discussing IoT with the cloud for enhancing smart farming. Smart farming is a concept that is focused on providing the agricultural industry with the infrastructure to leverage advanced technology including big data, the cloud, and the internet of things (IoT) for tracking, monitoring, automating, and analyzing operations. IoT with the cloud is used in various fields of agriculture to improve time efficiency, water management, crop monitoring, and land management. It protects the crops from pests and is also used to control pesticides in agriculture.